20-24, Union Passage is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1975. Commercial. 4 related planning applications.
20-24, Union Passage
- WRENN ID
- sunken-clay-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1975
- Type
- Commercial
- OS grid reference
- ST 750 648
- Coordinates
- 51.38199, -2.36008
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
20-24 Union Passage is a building that originally served as shops with accommodation above, dating from around 1806, with alterations made in the 20th century. The building was likely overseen by City Architect John Palmer, but it incorporates earlier designs from around 1791 by Thomas Baldwin. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features Welsh slate roofs, which are mostly concealed from view.
The building has three storeys and attics, with a total of ten windows across its façade. All the windows are six-over-six sashes set in plain reveals. The slight and uneven slope of the street results in varying window heights. The shopfronts are modern, with a plain 1930s style for Nos. 22-24. The exterior also includes a cornice, a parapet, and a mansard roof with several flat-topped dormers, though not all are visible from the street.
The interior has not been inspected. Historically, this building was part of a city improvement scheme following the Bath Improvement Act of 1789. Union Passage is a street with origins dating back to the Saxon period; it was previously known as Cox Lane and is depicted on Smith's Map of 1588.
Local climate
20-24, Union Passage receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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