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Retaining Walls and Garden Walls, Enclosing West Terrace and Bowling Green Terrace, Including Central Flight of Steps to North West of St Cathrine's Court

A Grade II* Listed Building in St. Catherine, Bath and North East Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4303 / 51°25'48"N

Longitude: -2.3215 / 2°19'17"W

OS Eastings: 377745

OS Northings: 170190

OS Grid: ST777701

Mapcode National: GBR 0PZ.7WV

Mapcode Global: VH96F.Q92W

Plus Code: 9C3VCMJH+4C

Entry Name: Retaining Walls and Garden Walls, Enclosing West Terrace and Bowling Green Terrace, Including Central Flight of Steps to North West of St Cathrine's Court

Listing Date: 14 August 1984

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1232373

English Heritage Legacy ID: 407726

ID on this website: 101232373

Location: St Catherine, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA1

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Civil Parish: St. Catherine

Built-Up Area: Bath

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


ST 77 SE ST. CATHERINE'S

2/166 Retaining Walls and Garden Walls,
enclosing West Terrace and Bowling
G.V. Green Terrace, including
Central Flight of Steps to north-
west of St. Catherine's Court

II*

Retaining walls, garden walls and central flight of steps. Probably late C17.
Coursed squared rubble and ashlar retaining wall approximately 12 feet high, with
a balustraded parapet of 19 bays divided by enriched panelled pedestals with
alternating ball and urn finials, supported on enriched brackets; the central
bay contains a flight of 19 steps with balustraded parapets and panelled piers;
the piers at the top of the steps are rusticated. At the north end the wall is
approximately 8-10 feet high and it returns to the east for approximately 25 yards.
At the south end is a coursed rubble retaining wall approximately 25 yards long
and ranging from 4 to 20 feet high. The north and south ends of the Bowling
Green Terrace (the upper terrace) continue the main parapet, but they are without
balustrades; central panelled piers and moulded cornice. Coursed squared
rubble west wall to Bowling Green Terrace. (Country Life: 4, 24.XII.1898.;
13, 18.IV.1903.; 20, 24.XI.1906; 20, 1.XII.1906).


Listing NGR: ST7774870185

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