Description

BRISTOL

ST5873NE SOMERSET STREET, Kingsdown
901-1/5/1538 (South East side)
08/01/59 Nos.28 AND 29
and attached railings and piers
(Formerly Listed as:
SOMERSET STREET
Nos.28 AND 29)

GV II

Pair of attached houses. Late C18. Brick, brick ridge stacks
and pantile mansard roof. Double-depth plan. Late Georgian
style. 2 storeys and attic; 6-window range. A symmetrical pair
with 3-storey bays to projecting ends, moulded parapet coping
and coped gables. Each doorway set symmetrically between
windows in the middle section, having consoles to an open
pediment and a 6-panel door, and segmental relieving arches
over C20 casements to both sides; the bays have 6/6-pane
sashes flanked by 4/4-pane sashes, and casements on the second
floor, in flush frames; single dormer over the doorways.
INTERIOR not inspected, but noted as having a hall with
lateral dogleg stair to the front of the house, with ramped
rails and stick balusters. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: spear-headed
front area railings, gates, and Pennant piers.
(Mellor P: A Kingsdown Collection: Bristol: 1987-).

Listing NGR: ST5890173967

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498179

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