Description

WESTON ROAD
656-1/28/1891 (North side)

Villa Julia

(Formerly Listed as:
WEST ROAD (North side)
Villa Julia)
05/08/75

GV II

Detached house. 1828 (according to title deeds).
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate roof with moulded stacks to gable ends.
PLAN: Double depth plan.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys and basement, symmetrical three window front. Returned coped parapet, slightly returned cornice, cornice band, wide first floor sill band and plinth. Trellised balconettes and sunblind boxes to eight/eight pane sash windows to first floor, blind window to centre, vertical railed balconettes and sunblind boxes to plate glass sash window to ground floor. Wrought iron railings flank tall flight of steps up to six panel door glazed to top under restored swept canopy on trellised supports.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
A characteristic late Georgian house in the manner of John Pinch, enlivened with good ironwork, and Pinch's characteristic blind window with sash bar. Weston Road was marked as the Via Julia on Cotterell's 1852 Plan of Bath: this was the name of one of the main Roman roads leading out from Aquae Sulis to South Wales.

Listing NGR: ST7352465812

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26689026

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)