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No. 6 and Attached Railings

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3889 / 51°23'20"N

Longitude: -2.3612 / 2°21'40"W

OS Eastings: 374959

OS Northings: 165606

OS Grid: ST749656

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.XGP

Mapcode Global: VH96M.1C12

Plus Code: 9C3V9JQQ+HG

Entry Name: No. 6 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394093

English Heritage Legacy ID: 509480

ID on this website: 101394093

Location: Walcot, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA1

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bath

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


AINSLIE'S BELVEDERE

No. 6 and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as: LANSDOWN ROAD
(East side) Ainslie's Belvedere
Nos. 2-9 (consec))
05/08/75

GV II

House, now flats. c1780.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front and rear, rubble below basement windows; double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh slate to front, artificial slate to rear, with coped party wall with single large ashlar stack with two early clay pots to right. Staircase to front.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic, basement and sub-basement; two-window front. First floor has two similar windows with stone sills. Ground floor has similar window to right, to left six-panel door with flush beaded, fielded and single glazed panel with cast iron lion's mask knocker in stone doorcase with cyma moulded architrave in flat surround with heavy moulded console brackets supporting projecting moulded cornice, over Pennant paved crossover flush with pavement which has cast iron footscraper. Basement has plate glass sash in splayed reveal; six-panel door in slate roofed extension from crossover into area. One double dormer with two plate glass casement windows. Band course over ground floor; sill and to first floor; moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has full height canted bay with plate glass sashes with and without horns.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with shaped heads on concrete and limestone bases, to right refixed on buns on Pennant bases.
HISTORY: Dated by Ison to 1780, the Bath Chronicle reported an `Auction of the estate known as Ainslies's Belvedere, being 6 substantial dwelling houses' on 27.11.1794. A William Ainslie was one of the original lessees of a house in The Circus.

Listing NGR: ST7495965606

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