Terrace Balustrades and Staircases at No. 172 Westfield House is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. A Georgian Balustrades and staircases.
Terrace Balustrades and Staircases at No. 172 Westfield House
- WRENN ID
- veiled-facade-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 2010
- Type
- Balustrades and staircases
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- Terrace Balustrades and Staircases at No. 172 Westfield House, Bloomfield Road
- OS grid reference
- ST 742 632
- Coordinates
- 51.36738, -2.37067
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace balustrades and staircases at No. 172 Westfield House are mid-18th century features that have been altered in the 20th century. They are constructed from limestone ashlar. The retaining wall runs parallel to and approximately 20 meters northwest from the rear front of Westfield House and supports a fine balustrade with coping, arranged in a pattern of four, five, and three panels. This balustrade is complemented by square panelled piers that extend down as plain articulating piers to the lower panels.
In the center, there is a flight of twelve plain stone steps with ramped balustrades that are stopped and slightly flared out at the bottom, leading to similar square piers topped with large stone urns. Near the right end, there is an additional opening with steps and landings that lead to a late 20th-century house, which is not included in this listing, built adjacent to the retaining wall at a lower level. Although the layout on this side of the house appears to have been modified, the detailing of the balustrades suggests they date back to around 1740. These features are an important addition to the main house.
Local climate
Terrace Balustrades and Staircases at No. 172 Westfield House 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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