Description

CAMDEN CRESCENT

No.4 and attached
railings and vaults
(Formerly Listed as:
CAMDEN CRESCENT
Nos.1-5 (Consec))
12/06/50

GV II

House, now flats. c1788 with C20 alterations. By John Eveleigh.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, painted to basement, ashlar and rubble to rear; double pile parapeted mansard roof, Welsh slate to front, Welsh slate to rear, with two ashlar stacks to front, rebuilt in reconstituted Bath stone to rear, rising from coped party wall to right.
PLAN: House one of five forming left wing of Camden Crescent, staircase to front.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, three-window range. First floor has three plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with lowered stone sills with simple wrought iron balconettes. Second floor has three six/six sashes in plain reveals with stone sills with wrought iron balconettes. Ground floor has to left two plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, to right six-panel door with flush reeded, fielded and glazed panels in pedimented Doric doorcase, two steps to pennant paved crossover with wrought iron footscraper. Basement has two six/six sashes in plain reveals with stone sills, nine-pane door under crossover, C20 area steps, unglazed opening to vaults. One double and one single dormer with C20 windows. Band course over ground floor, modillion eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has two/two and six/six sashes, C20 windows to ground floor and dormers.
INTERIOR: Divided into flats. The basement was inspected by Bath City Council 1980¿s. Flagged stone floors throughout. Noted as having C18 timber chimneypiece with swagged decoration to frieze to ground floor front, timber chimneypiece with ovolo moulded architrave to basement front.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate on limestone bases.
SOURCES: Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: Bath: 1980-: 162-4.

Listing NGR: ST7493465664

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26674200

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