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Nos. 5 and 6 and Attached Railings, Gates and Overthrow

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3928 / 51°23'34"N

Longitude: -2.3642 / 2°21'51"W

OS Eastings: 374753

OS Northings: 166035

OS Grid: ST747660

Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.P2D

Mapcode Global: VH96L.Y8Z4

Plus Code: 9C3V9JVP+48

Entry Name: Nos. 5 and 6 and Attached Railings, Gates and Overthrow

Listing Date: 11 August 1972

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395157

English Heritage Legacy ID: 510572

ID on this website: 101395157

Location: Lansdown, 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


SPRINGFIELD PLACE
656-1/16/1523 (West side)

Nos.5 AND 6 and attached railings,
gates and overthrow

(Formerly Listed as:
LANSDOWN ROAD (West side)
Nos 5 AND 6 Springfield Place)
11/08/72

GV II

Symmetrical pair of houses. c1820.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, roof unseen, moulded stacks to party wall and returns.
PLAN: Double depth plan.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys and basement, symmetrical seven-window front, with coved niche and blind window to party wall; recessed and lower side ranges. Returned coped parapets, cornices and lintel friezes, central five ranges step slightly forward with first floor sill band over chamfered rustication and tall voussoirs to ground floor; side ranges have first floor sill string courses. Six/six-pane sash windows those to central block have balconettes, six-panel doors. No.5 to left has horns to restored windows in left wing. To left of central block six-panel door under mid/late C19 hipped swept canopy on brackets. No.6 has restored windows with horns.
INTERIORS: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Front gardens enclosed by square section railings on plinths, double gates with concave-curved tops have overthrows with key-pattern panels and scrolls which sweep up to lamp holders.
HISTORY: Part of this highly characteristic Regency suburban development, showing the influence of the Greek Revival on Bath's domestic architecture.

Listing NGR: ST7475366035

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