Nos. 2-5 (Consec) With Railings

BEAUFORD SQUARE (East side) Nos. 2-5 (Consec) with railings 12/06/50

GV II

Former terrace of four houses, now incorporated into late C20 commercial premises fronting Barton Street. c1730, by John Strahan, Nos. 2-4 rebuilt 1963-1964, by EM Tew. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate roofs. EXTERIOR: Two storeys, attic and basement, total nine windows, all sashes. The high mansard roof has eight C20 raking dormers, and the lower floors have eighteen pane with thick bars and square panes in a moulded and eared architrave, at ground floor also with cornice hood on a pulvinated frieze, with twelve pane sash to basements. Bays one, four and seven have six panel fielded doors under three pane transom lights in architraves and with segmental pediments on fluted pilasters with consoles. There is a full entablature with triglyph frieze. The return to the left, with entrance to No.2, has two bays detailed as to the front. There are no stacks. INTERIORS: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The basement areas are enclosed by cast iron railings on a stone curb, returned at the doorways to a stone landing bridging the areas. HISTORY: These fine town houses with careful early C18 detail, were built as part of the development by Strahan, laid out in 1727 as BEAUFORT Square. They constitute a notable attempt to create an architecturally coherent square in a style different to that of John Wood, and form an important episode in the growth of Bath, as well as possessing great group value with the Theatre Royal. The rebuilding in facsimile reinstates the integrity of the square. SOURCES: W. Ison, The Georgian Buildings of Bath (1948-), 133.

Listing NGR: ST7484764870