22, Charlotte Street

No. 22 Charlotte Street is an end terrace house dating from around 1810, which was altered to fit the Charlotte Street terrace around 1850. The building is constructed from limestone ashlar, and its roof is not visible.

The house features a full-height canted bay at the street junction, forming an acute angle, with a single bay to the right that continues as the entrance and a short return that leads to No. 17a Monmouth Street. It has three storeys and a basement, with all windows being sashes. The canted bay includes a central twelve-pane sash with blind lights on the splays, above a deep twelve-pane sash with a small balconette, flanked by narrow eight-pane sashes, all featuring moulded architraves. The first floor has a central window with a closed pediment supported by consoles. The ground floor has a single twelve-pane sash in plain reveals, situated under a fascia with a drip mould. To the right, there is a twelve-pane sash in plain reveals at the second and first floors above a four-panel door with a shallow transom light, all within an architrave, and the short return has blind lights at each level.

The front facing Charlotte Street has two windows, each with a twelve-pane sash and blind light at every level, matching the details of the main front, along with a door leading to the basement. The building features a plinth that dies to the pavement on the return to Charlotte Street, a plat/sill band at the first floor, a cornice, a blocking course, and a parapet that extends around the entire building, with a stack located at the rear.

The interior was partially inspected by Bath Council in the 1980s, revealing three arched divisions between the ground floor rooms and original fireplaces on the second floor. Historically, Charlotte Street was cut through from Queen Square to Upper Bristol Road in the early 19th century, intersecting with the former principal Bristol route, Monmouth Street, at an acute angle, where this property is situated. This design provides a stop to the attached terrace (Nos 15-21) and creates a notable statement at the junction.