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5, North Parade

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3806 / 51°22'50"N

Longitude: -2.3574 / 2°21'26"W

OS Eastings: 375223

OS Northings: 164681

OS Grid: ST752646

Mapcode National: GBR 0QH.BT6

Mapcode Global: VH96M.3K3G

Plus Code: 9C3V9JJV+72

Entry Name: 5, North Parade

Listing Date: 12 June 1950

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395783

English Heritage Legacy ID: 511194

ID on this website: 101395783

Location: Bath, 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


NORTH PARADE

No.5
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH PARADE
Nos.2-6 (Consec))
12/06/50

GV II*

House. 1740, restored and altered mid-C20. By John Wood the Elder.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roof.
PLAN: Double depth plan, but has no windows on rear elevation, forms square block with No.6 North Parade and No.12 Pierrepont Street.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and cellar. Three windows wide. Platband at first floor level, house seems originally to have been part of five-bay house (with No.6 qv) with central entrance, with facade set slightly forward of Nos 2-4 as end piece to terrace, probably divided in early C19. Ground floor has six-panel door to left, with rectangular early C19 light over, two windows, six/six sashes, divided by stone mullion, with panelled apron below. First floor has two windows in plain architraves with cornice heads, six/nine sashes with dropped sills. Second floor has three/six late C18 type sashes in original openings. Dentil cornice, parapet, mansard roof with three flat topped six/six dormers, ashlar ridge stack.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
HISTORY: House forms part of the uncompleted John Wood scheme for the Abbey Orchard, 1740-1748.
SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: London: 1948-: 145; 910; Mowl T and Earnshaw B: John Wood Architect of Obsession: Bath: 1988-: 135-147.

Listing NGR: ST7522364681

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