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Sign Post and Three Lamps, at Intersection with Wells Road Sign Post at Three Lamps, at Intersection with Bath Road

A Grade II* Listed Building in Windmill Hill, City of Bristol

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4443 / 51°26'39"N

Longitude: -2.5784 / 2°34'42"W

OS Eastings: 359896

OS Northings: 171857

OS Grid: ST598718

Mapcode National: GBR CCP.S3

Mapcode Global: VH88N.8Y7P

Plus Code: 9C3VCCVC+PJ

Entry Name: Sign Post and Three Lamps, at Intersection with Wells Road Sign Post at Three Lamps, at Intersection with Bath Road

Listing Date: 8 January 1959

Last Amended: 30 December 1994

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1203998

English Heritage Legacy ID: 378922

ID on this website: 101203998

Location: Totterdown, Bristol, BS4

County: City of Bristol

Electoral Ward/Division: Windmill Hill

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bristol

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bristol

Church of England Parish: Knowle Holy Nativity

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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ST315971 BATH ROAD, Totterdown
901-1/46/2039 (North side)
08/01/59 Sign post at Three Lamps, at
intersection with Wells Road

II*

Finger post. Early C19. Cast-iron column and glass lamps.
Fluted Doric column and square entablature with triglyphs,
carrying 2 finger posts with pointing hands and pierced
lettering, indicating BATH and WELLS. Restored c1985 with 3
glass balloon lamps. Known familiarly as the Bishop of Bath
and Wells. '...one of the finest early C19 signposts in
England' (Pevsner).
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: North Somerset and
Bristol: London: 1958-: 456).


Listing NGR: ST5989471868

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