Bellott'S

BEAU STREET (South side)

Bellott's 11/08/72

GV II

Formerly known as: Bellott's Hospital BEAU STREET.

Almshouses. Founded 1608, present building 1859. By Cotterell and Spackman. MATERIALS: Coursed squared limestone with Welsh slate roof. PLAN: half H-plan with wings stretching back from street elevation. EXTERIOR: Two storeys. Four windows. Rusticated plinth. Central portion projects slightly, this has doorway in plain reveal, panelled door with rectangular light over, inscribed stone over door BELLOTTS'. Plain windows with relieving arches over on ground floor, the arches are made up of alternate blocks of limestone and pennant stone. All six over six sashes with sills on consoles. Coat-of-arms over door in arched recess, below arms is inscription panel and datesFounded 1608 Rebuilt 1859'. The coat-of-arms and the inscription panel which commemorates the gift of the land without fine' by Tobias Rustat in 1672, are reused from the previous building. Continuous sill band to first floor. Eaves cornice with corbels. Hipped roof of shallow pitch with tall ashlar stacks. Return elevation to Bilbury Lane has six/six sash on each floor, and a roundel with raised surround, further six/six sashes to end elevations of wings. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: The original foundation was by Thomas Bellott in c1608 and was forsuch poor diseased persons being not infected with any contagious disease as shall resort and come to the said City of Bathe'. By the mid C19 it was in a state of picturesque decay, and put to shame by the adjacent Royal United Hospital (opened 1826 qv), and was thus rebuilt to its present less ornamental than useful' (1875) design in 1859. SOURCES: See RCHME Report at National Monument Record, ref. 101140; B. CunliffeThe City of Bath¿ (1986), 100.

Listing NGR: ST7500764643