No. 12 and Attached Railings
NO. 12 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 12, GREAT BEDFORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396167
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- No. 12 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NO. 12 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 12, GREAT BEDFORD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396167
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- No. 12 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NO. 12 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 12, GREAT BEDFORD 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:
- NO. 12 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 12, GREAT BEDFORD 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 74534 65672
Details
GREAT BEDFORD STREET (East side) No.12 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: GREAT BEDFORD STREET Nos.12 AND 13) 12/06/50
GV II
Terrace house, now flats. c1790-1793 with C19 and C20 alterations. By John Palmer. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, rubble to basement and rear. Double-pile roof, rebuilt as full third floor to front, covering not visible to front, Welsh slate mansard to rear, coped party walls to left and right with two ashlar stacks to right with some early clay pots shared with No. 14 Great Bedford Street (qv). Ashlar axial stack rising from rear wall. EXTERIOR: Four storeys and basement, three-window range. First floor has three plate glass horned sashes in splayed reveals. Second floor has three similar windows with stone sills; third floor has three similar windows in plain reveals with stone sills with window guard to centre. Ground floor has two plate glass horned sashes in splayed reveals with stone sills to right, to left six-panel door with flush, fielded and glazed panels in pedimented Doric doorcase. Pennant paved crossover flush with pavement has wrought iron footscraper. Basement has two six/six sashes in plain reveals with continuous stone sill. Plank door in ashlar infilling under crossover, C20 area steps. Band course over ground floor, sill band to first floor, frieze and moulded cornice over second floor, eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation partially visible. Two single dormers with C19 casement windows; two/two sash to second floor. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with cast arrowheads on limestone bases. Part of incomplete St James's Square development on land leased by Fielder, King, Hewlett and Broom from Sir Peter Rivers Gay 25 March 1790; Great Bedford Street forms one of the four diagonal approaches to St James's; it was intended to continue to NE but never completed. Nos. 7-11 were destroyed by bombing in 1942. SOURCES: (Abstract of title of Sir J F Rivers ... to property sold 1856: DEED PKT 2379 & MAPS; Harcourt Masters' maps 1794 and 1808; City Engineer's Survey of Air Raid Damage 1942).
Listing NGR: ST7453465672
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511576
- 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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