35, Bathwick Hill

No. 35, Bathwick Hill is a detached house dating from around 1830. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with a slate roof. The prominent gable ends feature paired moulded stacks, with those on the right return spaced further apart than those to the left. The building is topped by a low, coped parapet, cornice, and stepped frieze. The stacks are linked by coped panels with recesses, flanked by large stone scrolls that extend to the quoins. A platband runs around the base of the building, and the ground floor is banded with rustication, featuring radial voussoirs to segmental-arched window recesses. The upper floors have slightly eared, moulded architraves framing six/six pane sash windows; the first-floor windows also have cornices on consoles, while the returns have similar blind windows. The central bay slightly projects, with French windows on the first floor. Paired, fluted Doric columns support an entablature with a dentil frieze. The main entrance has a six-panel door with three-pane margin lights and a wide segmental-arched fanlight. A cast iron balcony, supported on brackets, steps forward over the porch cornice. Elaborate wrought iron railings with anthemion heads, vertical cast iron panels with semicircular heads, and anthemion motifs are situated above the columns. A small 20th century dormer has been added to the roof. Sale particulars from 1984, held in the National Monument Record, suggest extensive survival of original fittings, plasterwork, and chimneypieces. The large drawing room on the first floor contains a marble chimneypiece with grey veined slips and an elaborate plaster ceiling, with French doors leading to the balcony. The house is one of the larger properties at the bottom of Bathwick Hill, reflecting the later character of that suburban development. The interior was not inspected during the listing assessment.