No. 2 And Attached Railings And Vaults

No. 2 Camden Crescent is a house, later converted into flats, built around 1788, with additions from the 19th and 20th centuries, designed by John Eveleigh. The front is constructed of limestone ashlar, painted at basement level, while the rear is of ashlar and rubble. It has a double-pile, parapeted mansard roof covered with artificial slate to the front and concrete tiles to the rear, with two ashlar chimney stacks. One stack aligns with those of the neighbouring No. 1 Camden Crescent.

The house is one of five forming the left wing of Camden Crescent, with a staircase located to the rear. The main front has three bays, displaying a three-window arrangement across three storeys, plus an attic and basement. The first and second floors have plate glass sash windows set in splayed reveals with stone sills. The ground floor has two sash windows to the left, a six-panel door with flush, fielded and glazed panels within a pedimented Doric doorcase to the right, and a single step leading to a pennant paved crossover with a cast iron footscraper. The basement has two sash windows with stone sills, and a C20 door. Architectural details include a band course above the ground floor, a sill band to the first floor, a modillion eaves cornice, and a coped parapet.

The rear elevation features a mix of six/six, two/two, and plate glass horned sash windows, with a wrought iron balconette on the ground floor; a C20 glazed door is also present.

The interior, recorded by the Bath Preservation Trust in 1988, retains original shutters in the drawing room, with heavy, eight-sectioned hinges. An arched entrance to the main hall has an ornamental frieze depicting vine leaves and grapes, with bead edging at the base. The staircase is characterised by stone balusters per tread. A rectangular fanlight is above the front door, and double connecting doors are on the first floor.

Attached to the front are wrought iron railings and a gate with shaped heads on painted limestone bases. Historical records indicate the property was occupied from around 1794 when Camden Crescent was known as 2 Upper Camden Place.