Description

ST5873NE
901-1/5/1504
06/02/76

BRISTOL
KINGSDOWN PARADE, Kingsdown
(South East side)
Nos.56-78 (Even) and attached front area railings and pier
(Formerly Listed as:
KINGSDOWN PARADE
South East side)
Nos.48 AND 50-84 (Even))

GV
II

Terrace of 12 houses. c1792. Possibly by William Paty. Brick,
some stucco, with limestone dressings, party wall stacks and
pantile hipped mansard roof. Double-depth plan. Mid Georgian
style.
Each of 3 storeys, basement and attic; 3-window range.
Handed pairs, except for No.56 whose entrance is in the right
return; pilasters to a frieze and cornice and parapet, and
coped central party walls; outer doorways have pilasters and
imposts, consoles to pediments, moulded semicircular keyed
arches, fanlights and 6-panel doors. Cambered heads with
3-stepped voussoirs to 6/6-pane rectangular sashes, smaller on
the second floor. The right return to No.56 has a 1-window
range with a semicircular-arched stair window above the door.
Canted bays and semicircular-arched stair windows to the rear
elevations.
INTERIOR: No.52, entrance hall divided by a semicircular arch,
with modillion cornice, and a rear dogleg stair with stick
balusters, column newels and cross-banded ramped rail;
ground-floor rooms divided by an elliptical arch with panelled
reveals and doors; good fluted front shutters; cornices,
marble fireplaces with Duck's Nest grates, built-in kitchen
dresser in the basement, 6-panel doors; a boxed gutter from
the front parapet through the attic to the rear.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: wrought-iron front area railings and
gates with urn finials curve up Pennant steps to the
entrances.
Planned as part of a uniform development with Nos 48-52
Kingsdown Parade (qv). Developed by James Weekes and Charles
Lockier to a design similar to contemporary ones by William
Paty. The plots were sold to separate builders, and interior
details were completed by the clients. The full terrace
extends to No.86 (qv), and is interrupted by the
near-contemporary but symmetrical No.80 (qv).
(Mellor P: A Kingsdown Community: Bristol: 1987-).

Listing NGR: ST5881273954

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26504969

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