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Bassett House and Retaining Walls to Terrace on East Side

A Grade II Listed Building in Claverton, Bath and North East Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3626 / 51°21'45"N

Longitude: -2.3122 / 2°18'44"W

OS Eastings: 378357

OS Northings: 162660

OS Grid: ST783626

Mapcode National: GBR 0QR.J78

Mapcode Global: VH96T.V0ZR

Plus Code: 9C3V9M7Q+24

Entry Name: Bassett House and Retaining Walls to Terrace on East Side

Listing Date: 25 January 1977

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1214481

English Heritage Legacy ID: 399277

ID on this website: 101214481

Location: Claverton Down, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA2

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Civil Parish: Claverton

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


ST 76 SE CLAVERTON WARMINSTER ROAD (east side)

7/53 Bassett House and Retaining Walls
to Terrace on east side

25.1.77 II
G.V.
Detached Italianate villa, built as the Aqueduct Hotel in 1836, for George Vivian
of Claverton Manor (q.v.). Ashlar; hipped slate roof with overhanging
bracketted eaves; panelled ashlar stacks to sides. 2 storeys and basement to
garden (east) elevation. The basement projects in slightly advanced sections,
marked by rustication, with glazing bar sash windows to the outer bays and a
central Diocletion window. The main part of the house stands on the basement :
3 bays, the outer ones are set back behind 4-bay arcaded loggias, the central bay
has a hipped roof; flights of steps lead down on each side, pierced parapets;
the house has square headed windows on the ground floor and square headed windows
under arched radiating fanlights, the central windows are triple with small
balconies; architraves around arches; first floor cill band and moulded cornice
over ground floor. Ashlar retaining wall to terrace with pierced parapet. The
drive-front has 4 bays: large pane sash windows in plain architraves on ground
floor with moulded string course over; 3 square headed windows under arched
fanlights on first floor (the outer ones are triple), with a cill band; small
central attic window surmounted by a gable which is broken out of the eaves line.
Central gabled, projecting porch with semi-circular headed doorway and Vivian arms
over. (N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol, 1958).


Listing NGR: ST7835762660

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