Bathwick House

Bathwick House is a house dating from circa 1726, with alterations made in the early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble to the front, fine ashlar to the rear, and has a double-pitched pantile roof with moulded stacks to the party walls. The plan is of a double-depth design, incorporating a central entrance, passage, and rear stairs, with a service range to the north-east.

The exterior is three storeys including a later attic storey, and has a symmetrical five-window front with three windows in the attic storey. It features plate glass sash windows with painted splayed reveals; a sill band to the attic; and first floor sills lowered to align with the ground floor cornice of the adjacent building at No. 1 Bathwick Street. A six-panel door with glazed upper panels is set within a prostyle porch featuring fluted Doric columns supporting a mutule cornice and blocking course, which were part of the Regency-era remodelling. The rear facade, dating from the late 18th century, incorporates six/six pane sash windows, some with crown glass; a full-height bow with tripartite windows to the right; a semicircular arched stair window centrally; and paired sash windows to the left.

The interior, which has been recorded by the Bath Preservation Trust, contains 18th-century joinery in the hall, including fluted pilasters to the archway; a cantilevered stone stair with a mahogany handrail; and other interiors that are mostly of Regency character, retaining moulded door architraves, six-panel doors, and Neoclassical plasterwork.

The earliest lease for the property dates from 1726, when the Earl of Darlington leased the property to William Salmon. A drawing from 1765 depicts a five-bay house with a triple-gabled front on this site, surrounded by smaller vernacular houses. Charles and John Pinch are thought to have lived here in the early 19th century. The house was sold in 1828 and, by 1832, was occupied by the Reverend Frederick Clark and likely served as the Bathwick rectory.