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Latitude: 51.3871 / 51°23'13"N
Longitude: -2.3488 / 2°20'55"W
OS Eastings: 375825
OS Northings: 165402
OS Grid: ST758654
Mapcode National: GBR 0QB.T68
Mapcode Global: VH96M.7DNG
Plus Code: 9C3V9MP2+VF
Entry Name: Retaining Wall and Balustrade West of Railway Line
Listing Date: 5 August 1975
Last Amended: 15 October 2010
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1395289
English Heritage Legacy ID: 510700
ID on this website: 101395289
Location: Bathwick, 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
Tagged with: Retaining wall
SYDNEY GARDENS
656-1/32/1647 (West side)
Retaining wall and balustrade
west of railway line
(Formerly Listed as:
SYDNEY GARDENS
Retaining Wall West of Railway Line)
05/08/75
GV II*
Retaining wall and balustrade between Beckford Road and Sydney Road. c1840. By IK Brunel, Engineer to Great Western Railway. Limestone ashlar. Low wall bordering footpath to west of railway line has alternate balustrades and panels on moulded plinth.
HISTORY: Part of the outstanding GWR mainline: the sensitivity of the site of this cutting resulted in an exceptionally architectural treatment which, far from scarring the pleasure ground, added a new feature within the landscape of Sydney Gardens. The broad GWR gauge is immediately apparent. The first train ran through in June 1841. Owing to the shabby state of Bath railway station, this was chosen as the alighting point for a visit by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught in 1881.
SOURCES: John Froud, 'The Great Western Railway in Bathwick' in 'Beyond Mr Pulteney's Bridge' (Bath Preservation Trust exhib. Cat. 1987), 18-19; Brenda Snaddon, 'The Last Promenade. Sydney Gardens, Bath' (2000), 31-2.
Listing NGR: ST7582565392
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