South Parade, Bath
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South Parade in Bath, Somerset
, England is a historic terrace
built around 1743 by John Wood, the Elder
. All of the houses have been designated as Grade I listed buildings.
South Parade was part of a wider scheme to build a Royal Forum, including North Parade
, Pierrepont and Duke Street
s, similar to Queen Square
, which was never completed. Wood designed the facade
, of Bath stone
, after which a variety of builders completed the work with different interiors and rear elevations. Many of the buildings are now hotels and restaurants whilst some remain as private residences. The area which Wood envisaged as an area of sunken gardens matching the houses is now a car park.
Numbers 1, 2 and 3 (which became Farrell's Hotel and now includes the Qube nightclub
) and numbers 4 to 8 (which became the 46 room Pratt's Hotel) form a 3 storey terrace
with a double break at the centre. There is a central pediment and balustraded parapet and the central door has Ionic
columns. Number 6 was associated with Sir Walter Scott
in 1775.
Numbers 9 to 13 became the Southbourne Hotel and is now divided into flats
. Number 12 was associated with John Hunter
FRS in 1785. Number 14, which was associated with Fanny Burney
in 1780, is the end of terrace and next to the River Avon.
On the southern side of the road is the Roman Catholic St John's Church
, which was designed and built between 1861 and 1863 by Charles Francis Hansom
who added the 222 foot (68 metre) spire in 1867.
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England is a historic terrace
Terraced house
In architecture and city planning, a terrace house, terrace, row house, linked house or townhouse is a style of medium-density housing that originated in Great Britain in the late 17th century, where a row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls...
built around 1743 by John Wood, the Elder
John Wood, the Elder
John Wood, the Elder, , was an English architect. Born in Twerton England, a village near Bath, now a suburb, he went to school in Bath. He came back to Bath after working in Yorkshire, and it is believed, in London, in his early 20s...
. All of the houses have been designated as Grade I listed buildings.
South Parade was part of a wider scheme to build a Royal Forum, including North Parade
North Parade, Bath
North Parade in Bath, Somerset, England is a historic terrace built around 1741 by John Wood, the Elder. Several of the houses have been designated as Grade I listed buildings....
, Pierrepont and Duke Street
Duke Street, Bath
Duke Street in Bath, Somerset, England was built in 1748 by John Wood, the Elder. Several of the buildings have been designated as Grade I listed buildings...
s, similar to Queen Square
Queen Square (Bath)
Queen Square is a square of Georgian houses in the city of Bath, England.Queen Square was the first speculative development by the architect John Wood, the Elder. Wood lived in a house on the square. Numbers 21-27 make up the north side...
, which was never completed. Wood designed the facade
Facade
A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
, of Bath stone
Bath Stone
Bath Stone is an Oolitic Limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. Originally obtained from the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines under Combe Down, Somerset, England, its warm, honey colouring gives the World Heritage City of Bath, England its distinctive appearance...
, after which a variety of builders completed the work with different interiors and rear elevations. Many of the buildings are now hotels and restaurants whilst some remain as private residences. The area which Wood envisaged as an area of sunken gardens matching the houses is now a car park.
Numbers 1, 2 and 3 (which became Farrell's Hotel and now includes the Qube nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
) and numbers 4 to 8 (which became the 46 room Pratt's Hotel) form a 3 storey terrace
Terraced house
In architecture and city planning, a terrace house, terrace, row house, linked house or townhouse is a style of medium-density housing that originated in Great Britain in the late 17th century, where a row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls...
with a double break at the centre. There is a central pediment and balustraded parapet and the central door has Ionic
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
columns. Number 6 was associated with Sir Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....
in 1775.
Numbers 9 to 13 became the Southbourne Hotel and is now divided into flats
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
. Number 12 was associated with John Hunter
John Hunter (surgeon)
John Hunter FRS was a Scottish surgeon regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific method in medicine. The Hunterian Society of London was named in his honour...
FRS in 1785. Number 14, which was associated with Fanny Burney
Fanny Burney
Frances Burney , also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright. She was born in Lynn Regis, now King’s Lynn, England, on 13 June 1752, to musical historian Dr Charles Burney and Mrs Esther Sleepe Burney...
in 1780, is the end of terrace and next to the River Avon.
On the southern side of the road is the Roman Catholic St John's Church
St John's Church, Bath
St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church is located on the South Parade in the southeast section of Bath City Centre, in the old Ham District where Georgian architect John Wood the Elder had originally planned his forum...
, which was designed and built between 1861 and 1863 by Charles Francis Hansom
Charles Francis Hansom
Charles Francis Hansom was a prominent Roman Catholic Victorian architect who primarily designed in the Gothic Revival style.-Career:...
who added the 222 foot (68 metre) spire in 1867.