1-8, Johnstone Street

Nos. 1-8 Johnstone Street comprise an eight-house terrace built in several phases. No. 1 dates from 1794, while Nos. 2-8 were constructed around 1805. The design is attributed to Thomas Baldwin, with oversight from John Pinch, around 1788, and incorporates late 19th century alterations. The houses are built of limestone ashlar with a Welsh slate roof.

The terrace is laid out as double-depth houses with rear extensions. No. 1 is part of a terrace fronting Laura Place (Nos. 7-9), explaining its earlier construction. No. 1 has four bays, one facing Laura Place and three onto Johnstone Street. Nos. 2 and 3 have two bays each, while Nos. 4-8 each have three bays. No. 1 features a rusticated ground floor, pediment, and other decorative details consistent with the Laura Place properties. The first bay in Johnstone Street is blind; the second bay has a doorway with an eight-panel door and a rectangular wrought iron fanlight, above which a central window has an arched head with consoles. All windows are plate glass sashes in original openings, with wrought iron area railings. A continuous impost band runs along the terrace.

Nos. 2-8 continue the floor levels of No. 1, though they are less elaborate. Ground floor windows and doors are arched and located in Henrietta Street. All doors are on the left-hand side, featuring eight-panel doors with fanlights and wrought iron area railings. The houses originally had six/six sashes, with No. 2 now featuring late 19th century plate glass plain sashes (except in the basement). Wrought iron balconettes were added to all first-floor windows shortly after construction. A sill band is present at both floors; all first-floor windows have dropped sills and are six/nine sashes, while second-floor windows are six/six. The terrace has a cornice, parapet, and a mansard roof with paired dormers to each house (No. 3 has two single dormers, and No. 7 has a triple dormer). Stone stacks with pots are visible.

The rear elevations are of rubble construction, with ashlar used on staircase walls, and feature two-storey extensions for sanitation purposes. The rear windows are sashes, some with glazing bars and some without. The interiors have not been inspected.

These houses were part of Thomas Baldwin's scheme for the Bathwick Estate, interrupted by financial difficulties in 1793. They are not shown on the Bath City Plan of 1801 (except for No. 1) but are documented on a plan from around 1810. John Pinch, surveyor to the Bathwick Estate, oversaw their completion. Lady Lytton resided at No. 7 in 1840.