No. 4 Bath, England

Listed Building Data

No. 4 has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1395691
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
II
Date Listed
12 June 1950
Name
NO.4 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Location
NO.4 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 4, MARLBOROUGH STREET
District
Bath and North East Somerset
Grid Reference
ST 74412 65560
Easting
374412.0000
Northing
165560.0000

Listed Building Description

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MARLBOROUGH STREET (West side) No.4 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: MARLBOROUGH STREET No.1. Nos 2-4 (consec). No.5. Nos 6-12 (consec)) 12/06/50

GV II

House, now flats. Completed 1790. By John Palmer, built by William Hewlett. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, painted to ground floor, rubble to basement, painted, ashlar and rubble to rear, Welsh slate double pile parapeted mansard roof with coped party wall to left with two rebuilt ashlar stacks. Staircase to rear. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, single bay three-window front. First floor has three grouped plate glass horned sashes, narrower to left and right, in plain reveals, second floor has similar four/four, six/six, four/four sashes in plain reveals with continuous stone sill, ground floor has to left two plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with continuous stone sill, to right six-panel door with fielded and glazed panels in plain reveal, pennant paved crossover with cast iron footscraper flush with pavement, basement has two six/six sashes in plain reveals with continuous stone sill, plank door in ashlar infilling under crossover, C20 area steps. Triple dormer with plate glass sashes. Band course over ground floor, weathered sill band to first floor, frieze, moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet. Rear elevation has early six/six sash to each floor, C19 and C20 ashlar, glazed and rendered extension to second half landing with C19 half-glazed door with coloured and etched sashes. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings and gate with cast urn heads on limestone bases. HISTORY: Part of incomplete St James's Square development on land leased by Fielder, King, Hewlett and Broom from Sir Peter Rivers Gay 25 March 1790; Marlborough Street forms one of the four diagonal approaches to St James's Square. Underlease to William Hewlett 5 November 1790 for 96 years from 24 June 1790. SOURCES: (Abstract of title of Sir J F Rivers ... to property sold 1856: DEED PKT 2379 & MAPS ).

Listing NGR: ST7441265560