9-15, Johnstone Street

A terrace of six houses located at 9-15 Johnstone Street, built between 1794 and 1801 by Thomas Baldwin, and altered in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The buildings are part of the Baldwin scheme for the Bathwick estate and are illustrated complete on the Bath City Plan of 1801. Number 15 was briefly the home of William Pitt in 1802 and later served as offices for the Bath Conservative Association.

The houses are constructed of limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roofs. The architectural style is a mix; Nos. 9-14 and the northern half of No. 15 are in a plainer classical style, while No. 15's right-hand three bays echo the grander Adam Neo-Classical style of nearby Laura Place. The buildings are three storeys high with attics and a basement. Nos. 9-14 are each three bays wide, while No. 15 has five bays, the two right-hand bays being of a single depth. The wedge-shaped No. 15 shares an uneven party wall with No. 10 Laura Place, although it does not front onto Laura Place itself, unlike No. 1. The ground floor windows have semicircular heads, similar to those in Henrietta Street, and originally featured eight-panel doors with fanlights and wrought iron area railings. A continuous impost band runs along the facades. Early 19th century sash windows are found throughout, except for Nos. 13 and 14, which have later plate glass sashes. First-floor windows have wrought iron balconettes and dropped sills (with No. 11 having a less pronounced drop), while second-floor windows are six/six sashes. A cornice and parapet top the facades, with mansard roofs incorporating flat-topped dormers, some paired. Stone stacks with pots are present throughout.

The rear elevations are constructed of rubble with ashlar in the staircase walls, featuring one and two-storey sanitary extensions. The rear windows are sashes, some with glazing bars. Number 15 has a central entrance with three bays reflecting the style of Laura Place, and three bays that echo the character of Johnstone Street. The three bays to the left have rusticated ground and basement levels. The centre bay of these three features an arched window with a swagged cornice head on consoles, with six/six sashes in the remaining windows, except for two nine/nine sashes on the first floor. The rear elevation of No. 15 features triple sash windows and an additional storey incorporated into the roof with roof lights. The interiors have not been inspected.