Raby House

Raby House is a corner house located at the north end of a terrace, backing onto the Kennet and Avon Canal, built around 1830. The building is constructed of limestone ashlar with channelled rustication on the ground floor. It has a double depth plan and stands three storeys high with an attic storey and a lower ground floor. The front features three bays, with projecting side bays and a recessed central bay that includes a balcony at the first floor level.

The exterior has a returned cornice, a blocking course, and a frieze, along with a string course at the first floor sill and a similar string course at the top of the ground floor's banded rustication. The attic has four/four-pane sash windows with vertical glazing bars, and the central bay steps slightly back. The first floor of the central bay has a tall six/six-pane sash window that opens onto a stone balustraded balcony. The coping and plinth continue as moulded string courses on the sides. To the left, there is a six/six-pane sash window, while the window to the right is blind. The six-panel door on the left has an unusually wide central stile and an overlight. The ground floor window in the set-back range features margin panes to a six/six-pane sash and is fronted by railings, with a recessed panel or blind doorway to the right. Some of the windows contain crown glass.

The return elevation to the right has the name 'RABY HOUSE' incised in Roman capitals, while the rest of the elevation is plain. The finely executed front of the house reflects the influence of the Greek Revival on domestic architecture during this period and may have been designed by H.E. Goodridge, who was active with the Bathwick Estate at that time. The interior has not been inspected.