Christchurch Cottages

1 Christchurch Cottages, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH

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Two cottages built for Christ Church in 1856, probably by Thomas Fuller. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1406355
Date first listed:: 02-Dec-2011
List Entry Name:: Christchurch Cottages
Statutory Address:: 1 Christchurch Cottages, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1406355
Date first listed:: 02-Dec-2011
List Entry Name:: Christchurch Cottages
Statutory Address 1:: 1 Christchurch Cottages, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH
Statutory Address 2:: 2 Christchurch Cottages, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: 1 Christchurch Cottages, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH
Statutory Address:: 2 Christchurch Cottages, Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH

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:: ST7487565494

Summary

Two cottages built for Christ Church in 1856, probably by Thomas Fuller.

Reasons for Designation

* Architectural: Two cottages of 1856, with a distinctive Tudorbethan design, including noteworthy features, such as the corbelled-out projecting bay to left (No. 1) and the timber casements with shouldered heads; * Historical: designed as two cottages to provide an income for Christ Church, thought to have been built by local architect Thomas Fuller, who altered the church in 1855; * Group Value: with Christ Church, to south, and with the former tennis court building, now a museum, immediately to north; both are listed at Grade II.

History

Thomas Fuller, who altered Christ Church in 1855, worked from an office nearby at No.13 Vineyards (qv). In 1857 he was emigrated to Canada and in 1859 was successful in the competition for the design of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.

Details

Two cottages, built to provide an income for Christ Church (qv). Dated 1856 with C20 additions. Probably by Thomas Fuller.

MATERIALS: limestone rubble with ashlar dressings to front and left side, limestone ashlar to right side and rear, roofs have concrete tiles to front and left side, pantiles to rear and inner slopes, ashlar stacks to gable ends of rear wings.

PLAN: each of an L-plan with a wing to the rear.

EXTERIOR: two storeys and attic, two-window fronts in the Tudorbethan style. First floor has to the left (No.1) three-light timber casement with horizontal glazing bars and shouldered head to each light in splayed reveal, similar window to right (No.2). Ground floor has to left (No.1) similar two-light window flanked by similar single-light window set on corners of projecting gabled portion splayed to form quasi-bay window to ground floor, to right (No.2) similar three-light window and plank door with glazed panel and C19 ironmongery in splayed reveal with painted moulded head. Attic has similar two-light windows in gable to left and gabled dormer to right. Projecting gabled centre to left (No.1) corbelled out over ground floor, relieving arches over all openings, triangular opening in gable to left, moulded coping to gable and gabled dormer. Datestone over door to right incised ‘AD MDCCCLVI’. Left side is entrance front to No.1, in similar style with similar two-light windows to first floor and ground floor, single-light casement in gabled dormer, similar plank door. Date-stone over door incised ‘NISI DOMINU AD MDCCCLVI’. Rear and left side in a plainer style with C19 and C20 windows.

INTERIORS: not inspected.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19/06/2018

Sources

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Legal

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