Sterling House is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1975. House. 2 related planning applications.
Sterling House
- WRENN ID
- inner-crypt-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1975
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
UPPER BRISTOL ROAD 656-1/29/1729 (South side) Sterling House
(formerly Albion House) 05/08/75
GV II
House, now offices, on sloping site. c1790. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double-pitched roof (unseen) with moulded stacks to returns. PLAN: Double depth plan. EXTERIOR: Three storeys and basement, symmetrical three-window front. Building encircled by level coped parapet, cornice, lintel frieze and second floor sill band slightly returned, ground floor platband and chamfered rustication with radial voussoirs not returned, eight/eight-pane horned sash windows, lowered first floor sills with extra row of panes above platband, set back door to centre. Left return, rubblestone to stacks, has small horned six/six-pane sash window to centre of ground floor. Right return partially enveloped by late (not listed) C19 house. Rear elevation has a cast iron balcony to right hand ground floor window with strigillated decoration. INTERIOR: Not inspected; believed to retain some plasterwork. HISTORY: A house is shown in this position on Harcourt Masters's 1793 map of Bath, then right on the edge of town.
Listing NGR: ST7401365147
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