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Shaftesbury House, with Boundary Walls and Piers

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.37 / 51°22'11"N

Longitude: -2.3655 / 2°21'55"W

OS Eastings: 374652

OS Northings: 163497

OS Grid: ST746634

Mapcode National: GBR 0QP.2R9

Mapcode Global: VH96L.YT9N

Plus Code: 9C3V9J9M+XQ

Entry Name: Shaftesbury House, with Boundary Walls and Piers

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395100

English Heritage Legacy ID: 510519

ID on this website: 101395100

Location: Bear Flat, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA2

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


DEVONSHIRE BUILDINGS
(South side)

No.1 Shaftesbury House, with boundary
walls and piers (Formerly Listed as:
DEVONSHIRE BUILDINGS Nos.1-15 AND
17-21 (Consec))
05/08/75

GV II

Large end terrace house. c1800-1804, possibly by Charles Harcourt Masters.
MATERIALS: Rendered front, coursed and squared rear limestone, slate roof behind parapet.
PLAN: Compact square block with low link, left, to No. 2 (qv).
EXTERIOR: Three storeys. Principal north facing front three windowed, twelve-pane over two-light casements with light cast iron balcony railings and deep sill band, ground floor also has two-light casements. Thin frieze, cornice, blocking course and parapet. Each end has two ashlar stacks. Entrance in west end, from Wellsway, has veranda with lean-to canopy on slender trellis supports at first floor, and central pair of glazed doors with margin pane transom light. Rear has two wide spaced twelve-pane sashes at second floor, mid-height staircase sash, and wide gabled conservatory with felt roof, and early twelve-pane sashes to wood mullions. To right, link with pitched roof under pantiles, below these returned boundary wall including, right, panelled door in reveals, with slab hood on brackets, and wide garage door.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Wellsway end high boundary wall with coping, swept down to pair of panelled piers with heavy pyramidal cappings and anthemion finials, opposite doorway, approached by two+two stone steps. Wall returns to Devonshire Buildings, with pair of ashlar gatepiers, and lower wall returned to front of building at party boundary. Part of very long speculative row, with many variations, but retaining substantial original detail, especially on north elevations.

Listing NGR: ST7465263497



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