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4, 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: -2.3575 / 2°21'26"W

OS Eastings: 375217

OS Northings: 164679

OS Grid: ST752646

Mapcode National: GBR 0QH.BT6

Mapcode Global: VH96M.3K1G

Plus Code: 9C3V9JJV+62

Entry Name: 4, North Parade

Listing Date: 10 June 1950

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395782

English Heritage Legacy ID: 511193

ID on this website: 101395782

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.4
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH PARADE
Nos.2-6 (Consec))
10/06/50

GV II*

House, now office. 1740, restored late C20. By John Wood the Elder.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roof.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, three windows wide. Platband at first floor level. Ground floor has eight-panel door in plain architrave, two six/six sash windows of late C18 type. Wrought iron area railings, basement has two nine/six-sashes. First floor has three sashes as above but with dropped sills, six/nine, and with corniced heads, plain architraves. Second floor six/six with plain architraves. Dentil cornice, parapet, mansard roof, three flat topped dormers, with three/six sashes. Ashlar ridge stack to right with pots.
INTERIOR: Not inspected. Decorative plasterwork to stairs includes a moulded ceiling panel over the rounded half-landing to the stairs (illus. In Ison, pl 120a). No. 4: see Ison, plate 120a for photograph of enriched plaster ceiling to semi-circular apse on first half landing.
HISTORY: Part of John Wood's uncompleted 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: ST7521764679

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