Description

SOUTH PARADE
656-1/41/1508 No.14

(Formerly Listed as:
SOUTH PARADE Nos 9-13 (consec)
Southbourne Hotel). No.14)
12/06/50

GV I

House. c1743. By John Wood the Elder.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roof.
PLAN: Double depth plan with rear extension.
EXTERIOR: The right-hand end of the Palladian palace-fronted terrace comprising Nos. 9-14 South Parade: the closing three bays of this twenty bay terrace, arranged one:three:twelve:three:one, with projecting three bay sections set slightly forward, and crowned with pediments. Three storeys, attic and double basement, three window front to South Parade. Platband and sill band at first floor level. All windows are late C19 plate glass sashes, set in moulded surrounds with cornice heads and dropped sills to those on the first floor. Doorway under the centre of the pediment (as with the five-bay No.9 at other end of the terrace), but in left hand bay of house. Eight panel door with top four panels glazed; doorcase with pediment carried on consoles. Modillion cornice and pediment; parapet (with balustrade removed), mansard roof with two flat topped dormers, ashlar stack without pots. Wrought-iron front area railings replace original stone balustrades; double depth basement. Return elevation facing river of three bays and five storeys, including two below street level; rubble-faced, with quoins, plat band and cornice; varied windows, single six/six sash to sub-basement, two modern windows, one plain sash and one six/six sash to basement, two six/nine and two six/six to ground, two four/six, one six/nine and one margin glazed over one to first, second floor has three plain sashes. Continuous iron balcony to two left hand ground and first floor windows, three attic dormers. Ashlar stack without pots. Later single bay addition to right, ashlar-faced above rubble-faced lower storey, with parapet; six/six sash windows to lower two floors, C19 plate glass windows to upper two; rear of extension has blind windows with feigned glazing bars.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
HISTORY: This is the eastern termination of John Wood's uncompleted Abbey Orchard undertaking, and part of one of the major urban developments of its day. Work was commenced on the row in 1743, but plots were still being assigned in 1749. This end house is notable for the extent of its basements, and shows the work required to form a level terrace on this sloping site. In the late C18 this house was used as Mrs Harford's lodgings: John Wilkes stayed in 1771 and 1788; Fanny Burney stayed in 1780 (plaque).
SOURCES: John Wood, 'A Description of Bath' (2nd ed. 1765, repr. 1969), 248 & 349-51; Walter Ison, `The Georgian Buildings of Bath¿ (2nd d. 1980), 137, 229; Mowl T and Earnshaw B: `John Wood Architect of Obsession¿ (1988), 135-147; James Lees-Milne and D. Ford, `Images of Bath¿ (1982), 608.

Listing NGR: ST7537064633

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17526135

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