1 and 2, Belvedere is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1972. Converted houses, flats. 2 related planning applications.
1 and 2, Belvedere
- WRENN ID
- dim-column-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 August 1972
- Type
- Converted houses, flats
- OS grid reference
- ST 749 654
- Coordinates
- 51.3875, -2.36165
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos. 1 and 2, Belvedere, originally two houses dating to the late 18th century, were later combined to form the Bath Eye Infirmary before conversion to flats. Further extensions were added in the mid-19th century, likely around 1861, and again in the 20th century. The building is constructed of limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roofs.
The irregular facade facing Belvedere has ten bays arranged as two:three:three:two. The two bays on the left are set slightly back, the next six bays form a semicircular bow, and the final two bays are a 19th-century extension related to the Eye Infirmary. The ground floor features six/six sash windows and a doorway with a six-panel door, rectangular overlight, and a Doric pedimented doorcase. A platband defines the first-floor level. The second floor has nine six/six sash windows, with a combined wrought-iron balcony over the first two and dropped sills below the next three. The upper windows are a mix of four/four and six/six sashes. A modillion cornice tops the facade, above which is a parapet. Visible roof sections include a gambrel with a single six/six flat-topped dormer over the left two bays and a half-gambrel over the bow, protected by a decorative cast iron railing. The right-hand extension has an additional attic storey, which is blank on the Belvedere elevation. Chimneys are located on the left-hand corner and between bays eight and nine. The basement has three plain sashes to the bow. The Montpelier elevation has four bays. The rear elevation is not visible.
The interior was not inspected. The building served as the Bath Eye Infirmary from around 1861 (No. 2) and 1895 (No. 1). The eye infirmary was established around 1811 and had previous locations in Bath Street and Bladud buildings.
Local climate
1 and 2, Belvedere receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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