Abbey Dairy
Abbey Dairy, 13 Lower Borough Walls, Bath, BA1 1QT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1405763
- Date first listed:
- 29-Nov-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Dairy
- Statutory Address:
- Abbey Dairy, 13 Lower Borough Walls, Bath, BA1 1QT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1405763
- Date first listed:
- 29-Nov-2011
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Dairy
- Statutory Address 1:
- Abbey Dairy, 13 Lower Borough Walls, Bath, BA1 1QT
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:
- Abbey Dairy, 13 Lower Borough Walls, Bath, BA1 1QT
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:
- ST7495064603
Summary
A retail shop built in the early C20.
Reasons for Designation
* Architectural interest: for its elaborate, high-quality early-C20 shopfront which retains most of its original components;
* Group value: with the neighbouring Grade II listed buildings on Lower Borough Walls and St James's Parade.
History
The relationship of this building with No.46 is not clear. In 1994 the right hand glass sign was accidentally broken, and destroyed, during routine maintenance, and the central sign further damaged. By 14 Oct 1913, the lettering over the shop read ‘J. Foster, Shopfitter, Builder and Decorator’. J Foster & Sons were well known local shop fitters and built many shops in Bath.
Details
A retail shop built in the early C20 by J Foster & Sons.
MATERIALS: limestone ashlar and glass.
PLAN: a small shop with frontage to Lower Borough Walls, backing on No. 46 St James's Parade (qv), and trapezoidal on plan. Flat roof not visible.
EXTERIOR: full width shop-front with one wide and one narrow plate glass panel to low stall-board, below smaller square transom lights, with glazed door and transom light set back, to the right, beyond this, far right, panelled and glazed door with transom light, all these under fascia with moulded cornice, and contained in very narrow panelled pilasters with modelled consoles. Above cornice is three part lofty parapet, centre raised and with segmental head, sides with swept moulded copings stopped at outer ends to small fluted finials with ball cappings. Centre and end parapet faced with painted and gilt glass display panels, to centre with ‘W.D.LANE/ABBEY DAIRY’ in decorative capitals, enclosing painted figure of cow enclosed in cartouche. To left, in similar lettering ‘BEST DAIRY PRODUCE’ and to right ‘OUR CREAM A SPECIALITY’, both these also cartouche-like embellishments.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
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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