Description

BENNETT'S HILL
1.
5104
City Centre B2
Nos 18 and 19
SP 0686 NE 33/5
II
2.
Includes Nos 51, 52 and 53 New Street. Early C20. Stone, and in an
Edwardian Baroque style. Three storeys plus attic; 5 bay centrepiece plus
2 bays on the left and a diagonal segment-headed bay on the corner (the entrance
to No 53 New Street) and the return on New Street with the entrances to Nos
51 and 52 New Street. Ground floor with modern shop fronts and the entrance
arch with flanking blocked pilasters carrying an open and broken pediment
with arms. Above this, the centrepiece advanced slightly and the inner 3
bays with Ionic pilasters carrying a broken pediment and, within this framework,
Ionic columns carrying an open and broken segmental pediment with round window
with garlands. Above this a shallow dome flanked by figures and little polygonal
and domed cupolas. The fenestration by sashes in moulded framed with cornices
on the first floor and with keystones and aprons on the second floor. Important
corner site with New Street.

Listing NGR: SP0688786841

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26627158

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5