Blenheim House and Attached Railings
BLENHEIM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, HENRY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396008
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Blenheim House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- BLENHEIM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, HENRY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396008
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Blenheim House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- BLENHEIM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, HENRY 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:
- BLENHEIM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, HENRY 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 75212 64577
Details
HENRY STREET 656-1/0/0 (South side) Blenheim House and attached railings 11/08/72
GV II
Minister's house, now office. 1844, by Henry Underwood. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roof. PLAN: Double depth plan. STYLE: Plain Classical style. EXTERIOR: Three storeys and basement, two windows wide. Ground floor has doorway with unfluted Ionic porch to right, panelled door with rectangular light over, wrought iron area railings. Ground floor window not in line with upper floor ones. All windows are late C19 plate glass sashes, plain, in architrave surrounds. First floor windows have cornices on console brackets. Cornice, parapet, roof not visible to front, ashlar stack with pots to left. Rear elevation also ashlar. Large tripartite sash to ground and first floors, plain sash to staircase and second floor. Roof visible to rear. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: Built as the Minister's house for the adjoining New Church (qv) and is presumably of the same date and by the same architect.
Listing NGR: ST7521264577
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511418
- 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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