Nos. 45 and 47 Prior Park Road

NOS. 45 AND 47, PRIOR PARK ROAD, BATH

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Pair of semi-detached villas, c1830-1840. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1405914
Date first listed:: 09-Dec-2011
List Entry Name:: Nos. 45 and 47 Prior Park Road
Statutory Address:: NOS. 45 AND 47, PRIOR PARK ROAD, BATH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1405914
Date first listed:: 09-Dec-2011
List Entry Name:: Nos. 45 and 47 Prior Park Road
Statutory Address 1:: NOS. 45 AND 47, PRIOR PARK ROAD, BATH

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:: NOS. 45 AND 47, PRIOR PARK ROAD, BATH

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:: ST7564964015

Summary

Pair of semi-detached villas, c1830-1840.

Reasons for Designation

* Architectural interest: a good example of a pair of mid-C19 semi-detached villas displaying good quality architectural detailing; * Group value: they form an interesting group with similar semi-detached villas along Prior Park Road.

History

First and most modest in series of similar but slightly varied villas in this part of road, not shown on Prior Park estate map of 1828, but are mentioned in the Bath Guide of 1853.

Details

MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with a slate roof.

PLAN: A compact symmetrical block with low pitched hipped roof, and with entrances in set back porches.

EXTERIOR: Two storeys, each one with a window and a central blind light. All windows are plain sashes with square cills on square brackets, at first-floor level they have a valance, and at ground-floor level they are paired, with a central mullion colonnette. The central bay is slightly set back, and the blind light has a cill and brackets. There is a plain eaves band, deep eaves on rafter brackets, and a central ashlar stack. Returns have various blind lights. Set well back to each side is an ashlar porch with cornice, blocking course and parapet over the vertically panelled door with deep transom light, and with floating cornice on console brackets.

INTERIORS: Not inspected.

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.