Upper Borough Walls, Bath
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Upper Borough Walls is a historic street in Bath, Somerset
, England. Many of the structures are listed buildings.
It takes its name from the section of the medieval wall of the city which still remains.
The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
was founded in 1738 as The Mineral Water Hospital, and is still known locally as The Min. Then, it provided care for the impoverished sick who were attracted to Bath because of the supposed healing properties of the mineral water
from the spa. The original building was designed by John Wood the Elder and built with Bath stone
donated by Ralph Allen
. It was later enlarged, firstly in 1793 by the addition of an attic storey and later in 1860 by a second building erected on the west side of the earlier edifice. It is a Grade II listed building. There is a fine pediment
, in Bath stone, on the 1860 building depicting the parable of the good Samaritan.
Number 10 was built between 1800 and 1820, when numbers 11 and 12 where built. Number 11 had a new shop front around 1900. The Full Moon Hotel is slightly earlier having been built between 1780 and 1800.
Numbers 18 and 18A, on the corner of Trim Street
were built between 1730 and 1750. Broadleys Vaults Public House and Gascoyne House also make up a listed building.
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. Many of the structures are listed buildings.
It takes its name from the section of the medieval wall of the city which still remains.
The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS hospital trust of the National Health Service in England. It is a small, specialist Trust in the centre of Bath....
was founded in 1738 as The Mineral Water Hospital, and is still known locally as The Min. Then, it provided care for the impoverished sick who were attracted to Bath because of the supposed healing properties of the mineral water
Mineral water
Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value, generally obtained from a naturally occurring mineral spring or source. Dissolved substances in the water may include various salts and sulfur compounds...
from the spa. The original building was designed by John Wood the Elder and built with 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...
donated by Ralph Allen
Ralph Allen
Ralph Allen was an entrepreneur and philanthropist, and was notable for his reforms to the British postal system. He was baptised at St Columb Major, Cornwall on 24 July 1693. As a teenager he worked at the Post Office. He moved in 1710 to Bath, where he became a post office clerk, and at the age...
. It was later enlarged, firstly in 1793 by the addition of an attic storey and later in 1860 by a second building erected on the west side of the earlier edifice. It is a Grade II listed building. There is a fine pediment
Pediment
A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure , typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding...
, in Bath stone, on the 1860 building depicting the parable of the good Samaritan.
Number 10 was built between 1800 and 1820, when numbers 11 and 12 where built. Number 11 had a new shop front around 1900. The Full Moon Hotel is slightly earlier having been built between 1780 and 1800.
Numbers 18 and 18A, on the corner of Trim Street
Trim Street, Bath
Trim Street in Bath, Somerset, England is a historic street, built in 1707, of shops and houses, many of which are listed buildings. It was named after George Trim who owned the land....
were built between 1730 and 1750. Broadleys Vaults Public House and Gascoyne House also make up a listed building.