2-5, HENRIETTA STREET
2-5, HENRIETTA STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1395996
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- 2-5, HENRIETTA STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 2-5, HENRIETTA STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1395996
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 2-5, HENRIETTA STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2-5, HENRIETTA STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 2-5, HENRIETTA STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 75261 65058
Details
HENRIETTA STREET 656-1/0/0 (West side) Nos.2-5 (Consec) (Formerly Listed as: HENRIETTA STREET Nos.1-4, 5, 6-35 (Consec)) 12/06/50
GV I
Four terrace houses, part of a larger scheme. c1792 with C20 alterations. By Thomas Baldwin. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate mansard roofs with moulded stacks to coped party walls. PLAN: Double depth plans. EXTERIOR: Three storeys with attics and basements, each house has three-window range. Four houses are continuation to left of grand terrace facing Laura Place, Nos 1-3 (qv) and No.1 Henrietta Street (qv). Modillion cornice, entablature, moulded upper floor sill string courses and ground floor platband are continued from those buildings. Arcade of equal semicircular arched openings to ground floor have impost string course. Terrace originally had six/six-pane sash windows, those to ground floor with radial glazing bars, and six-panel doors with radial fanlights to right of each house. No.2 has C20 dormers, painted splayed reveals to plate glass sash windows (six/six-panes to basement), six-panel door and fanlight. No.3 appears to be unaltered. No.4 has C20 dormers, six/six-pane sash windows to second floor and basement, and painted splayed reveals to plate glass sashes to first and ground floors. No.5 appears to be unaltered apart from painted splayed reveals to plate glass ground floor windows. INTERIORS: Not inspected, except No.3 1984. Fine cornice with rams heads and swags, starfish and floral frieze, sideboard recess with plaster decorated arch. Regency fireplace and other good marble ones throughout. Large double doors on first floor. HISTORY: Part of the notable development of the Pulteney Estate east of the river. Henrietta Street was the most substantial of the subsidiary roads to develop, and was originally intended to connect Laura Place with a proposed development named Frances Square to the north: this was not proceeded with. Nos 3, 4 and 5 , all with leases dated 1789, were complete when Luke Fielder was declared bankrupt 23rd October 1794. The houses are shown as built on Chantry¿s 1794 plan of Bath. No.5 was listed on 14th July 1955. SOURCES: (Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: Bath: 1980-: 13; ).
Listing NGR: ST7526165058
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511406
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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