The Coach House

The Coach House, Linden Gardens, Bath, BA1 2YB

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Overview

A mid-C19 former coach house, now dwelling, situated to the rear of Thurston House. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1405719
Date first listed:: 15-Nov-2011
List Entry Name:: The Coach House
Statutory Address:: The Coach House, Linden Gardens, Bath, BA1 2YB

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1405719
Date first listed:: 15-Nov-2011
List Entry Name:: The Coach House
Location Description:: The coach house is situated on the east side of Linden Gardens, to the rear of Thurston House, formerly Holmpatrick.
Statutory Address 1:: The Coach House, Linden Gardens, Bath, BA1 2YB

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: The Coach House, Linden Gardens, Bath, BA1 2YB

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:: ST7359365836

Summary

A mid-C19 former coach house, now dwelling, situated to the rear of Thurston House

Reasons for Designation

* Architectural interest: as a good example of a mid-C19 former coach house; * Group value: with its principal building, the Grade II Listed Thurston House.

History

The coach house to the rear of Thurston House was built in the C19. It has now been converted into a dwelling house.

Details

An C19 coach house to the rear of Thurston House (qv), now in use as a separate dwelling.

MATERIALS: limestone ashlar with hipped pantile roof.

PLAN: a five-unit plan.

EXTERIOR: two storeys, five-window range. Castellated parapet spans south garden front, small paned Tudor arched windows to first floor, two similar windows flank C20 ogee arched door to left of centre, to right two wider ogee arches with C20 small paned windows, and similar arch to planked door right of centre flank Tudor arched window similar to those on first floor. Left return in Linden Gardens has a C20 door, rear has coped parapet and C20 windows.

INTERIOR: Not inspected.

Forms an interesting group with Thurston House (qv), a villa of c1830.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17/11/2011

Sources

None.

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.