36 And 37, Bathwick Hill

The symmetrical pair of houses at 36 and 37 Bathwick Hill date from around 1830. They are built on a levelled site that slopes down from number 36 to the right. The houses are constructed of limestone ashlar, with a double-pitched hipped slate roof and moulded stacks to the party wall and rear ridge. They have a double-depth plan with full-height, single-depth wings set back on either side.

Each house is three storeys high, with a basement, and features a single, wide window to the main block, and a smaller window to the returns, along with windows to the side wings. The exterior includes a coped parapet, cornice, frieze, a ground floor platband, and banded rustication to the ground floor. The two central ranges have shallow segmental bays up to the first floor, featuring stone balustraded parapets and tripartite six/nine pane sash windows. Those to the first floor have sills resting on the platband, and are flanked by paired Tuscan pilasters. Single-storey porches fronting the set back wings incorporate three-pane margin lights flanking six-panel doors, topped by wide segmental-arched fanlights with margin panes and rounded panes. Ionic columns in antis support entablatures and stone balustrades. Blind windows are present on the returns of the wings. Six/six pane sashes are found on the second floor front and returns of the main block, with full-height six/six pane sashes below them on the first floor. Number 36 has plate glass sash windows to the central range, while number 37, located downhill, has a flight of steps leading to a platform with delicate iron railings in front of the door.

The interior of the houses was not inspected; however, a previous listing description mentions a crinoline staircase in number 37. These houses represent a later development of Bathwick Hill, demonstrating an emergence in contemporary suburban housing with semi-detached designs. The Greek Revival detailing is consistent with the work of Henry Goodridge, who was involved in the design of later properties on Bathwick Hill.