Nos. 1-5 (Consec) And Attached Area Railings

KENSINGTON PLACE 656-1/0/0 (South side) Nos.1-5 (Consec) and attached area railings (Formerly Listed as: LONDON ROAD (South side) Nos 1-3 (consec). Nos 4-10 (consec) Former Chapel, Kensington Place) 12/06/50

GV II

Five terrace houses. c1795 with C19 additions. By John Palmer. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate mansard roofs with paired dormers and moulded stacks to party walls. PLAN: Double depth plans. EXTERIOR: Three storeys with attics and basements, each house has two-window range. Coped parapets, cornices friezes and ground floor platbands. Nos 1-4 have six/six-pane sash windows, to right of each house has stone Tuscan doorcase with engaged columns, entablature and pediment, six-panel doors glazed to top with small windows to right of doors. No.5 attached to chapel and has late C19 plate glass sash windows. Right hand range stepped slightly forward with tripartite windows. Left hand range attached to chapel has single window over wide flattened segmental supported by Tuscan pilasters with wrought iron lamp bracket to centre. Entrance set well back to form small courtyard sheltering entrance to chapel. INTERIORS: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Most houses have good area railings. HISTORY: Terrace was designed to compliment fine central chapel designed by John Palmer for John Jelly, attorney and clerk to the parish of Walcot. Nos.1-5 suffered from bomb blast in WW2. Nos 1-3 were listed on 11th August 1972. SOURCES: (Ison W: The Georgian Buildings of Bath: Bath: 1948-: 62; Colvin H: A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1660-1840: London: 1978-: 614).

Listing NGR: ST7570165982