Duke Street, Bath

Duke Street
Duke Street
Location	Bath, Somerset, England
Coordinates	51°22′49″N2°21′20″W / 51.38028°N 2.35556°W Coordinates: 51°22′49″N2°21′20″W / 51.38028°N 2.35556°W
Built	1748
Architect	John Wood, the Elder
Listed Building – Grade I
	Official name: Nos 1 & 2 (Georgian House), Nos 3, 4 & 5 (Part of Southbourne Hotel)
Designated	12 June 1950 [1]
Reference no.	442544
Listed Building – Grade I
	Official name: Nos 6 to 11
Designated	12 June 1950 [2]
Reference no.	442545
	Location of Duke Street in Somerset

Last updated September 29, 2019

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.^[1]^[2] The street, which overlooks the River Avon, is pedestrianised with no vehicles permitted to enter.

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John Wood, the Elder English architect, working in Bath, Somerset

John Wood, the Elder,, was an English architect, working mainly in Bath.

Duke Street was part of a wider scheme to build a Royal Forum, including South Parade, Pierrepont Street and North Parade, 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 whilst some remain as private residences.^[3]

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.

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.

A facade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually the front. It is a foreign loan word from the French façade, which means "frontage" or "face".

Numbers 1 and 2 are known as the Georgian House, and numbers 3, 4 and 5 form part of the Southbourne Hotel.^[1]

The last house, number 14, adjoins number 14 North Parade.

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1 2 3 "Nos 1 & 2 (Georgian House), Nos 3, 4 & 5 (Part of Southbourne Hotel) Duke Street". Images of England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
1 2 "Nos 6 to 11 (consec) Duke Street". Images of England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
↑ "Bath World Heritage Site Management Plan" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

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[nos1to5-1] 1 2 3 "Nos 1 & 2 (Georgian House), Nos 3, 4 & 5 (Part of Southbourne Hotel) Duke Street". Images of England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

[nos6to11-2] 1 2 "Nos 6 to 11 (consec) Duke Street". Images of England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

[3] "Bath World Heritage Site Management Plan" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

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