The Rat and Parrot is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1975. Public house. 10 related planning applications.
The Rat and Parrot
- WRENN ID
- peeling-corbel-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1975
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Rat and Parrot, 38, Westgate Street, BA1 1EL
- OS grid reference
- ST 749 647
- Coordinates
- 51.38166, -2.36074
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rat and Parrot is a public house located at 38 Westgate Street, dating from the early 19th century. The building is constructed of painted ashlar, with a roof that is not visible. It stands four storeys high and features three windows, all of which are glazing-bar sashes. The third floor has either three/three or two/two-pane windows, the second floor has six/six-pane windows, and the first floor has very deep six/six-pane windows. The ground floor has a 20th-century frontage that includes two six/six-pane windows and three sets of doors. The lintel, frieze, cornice, blocking course, and parapet are detailed similarly to the adjoining building at No. 37, but there are straight joints on each side, indicating a separate phase of construction, and this building is set slightly lower than No. 37. The interior has been extensively remodelled on the ground and first floors, and the plot is deep, widening towards the back. Historically, this property was known as the Angel Hotel at least until the 1920s, and it has lost its elaborate canopy that was visible in early photographs.
Local climate
The Rat and Parrot 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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