12-16, SOUTHCOT PLACE

Nos. 12-16, Southcot Place form a terrace of five houses built in 1817. Constructed of limestone ashlar with concrete tile roofs, the terrace sits at a right angle to Nos. 3-11 and forms the east side of an open square, with the houses stepped to follow the slope of the land and create an additional storey at the rear. Each house is three storeys high with a basement, featuring a single window to the front. Most windows are plain sash, although No. 16 has a nine-pane sash and a small plain sash at the second floor, with an additional small sash at the first floor. Original panelled doors, each with a decorative fanlight (plain to No. 15), are located to the right of each house, except for No. 12, which has its doorway on the left; all are set within decorative surrounds with keystones. Each house also has a large sixteen-pane sash to the basement area. The exterior features a first-floor platband, flat cornice, a blocking course, and a stepped parapet. The left gable end is plain, while the right return has two small sashes at the centre. Four pairs of large ridge stacks are present. The rear elevation has full wall height exposure and mainly glazing bar sash windows, with dropped sashes at the staircases. Nos. 12 and 15 have small extensions. The interior of No. 16, recorded by the Bath Preservation Trust Interiors Survey, preserves features such as a cantilevered stone stair, a reeded arch to the hall, reeded plaster ceiling bands, and original chimney pieces. Across the front are spiked railings on a low curb to the basement areas, returning at openings, with some gates providing access to basement steps. These railings contribute to the group value of the buildings.