Sydney Place, Bath

Sydney Place
Location	Bath, Somerset, England
Coordinates	51°23′09″N2°21′05″W / 51.38583°N 2.35139°W / 51.38583; -2.35139
Built	c. 1800
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Numbers 93 to 103 Sydney Place
Designated	12 June 1950 [1]
Reference no.	1395300
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Numbers 1 to 12 Sydney Place
Designated	12 June 1950 [2]
Reference no.	1395298
Location of Sydney Place in Somerset

Sydney Place in the Bathwick area of Bath, Somerset, England was built around 1800. Many of the properties are listed buildings. ^[1]

History

Numbers 1 to 12 were planned by Thomas Baldwin around 1795. The three-storey buildings have mansard roofs. Jane Austen lived in Number 4 from 1801 to 1805. ^[2]

The three-storey houses at numbers 93 to 103 were designed by John Pinch the Elder in 1808. Queen Charlotte lived at number 93 in 1817, and William IV lived at number 103. ^[1]

The Holburne Museum of Art is opposite Sydney Place. It was originally designed as the Sydney Hotel, and was built by Charles Harcourt Masters in 1795–6. ^[3] </ref> It is within the Sydney Pleasure Gardens which stretch from the road to the Kennet and Avon Canal.

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset

References

1. Historic England. "Nos. 93–103 (consec) including No 93a and attached forecourt and railings (Grade I) (1395300)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
2. Historic England. "1 to 12, Sydney Place, and attached railings and gates (Grade I) (1395298)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
3. Historic England. "The Holburne Museum (Grade I) (1395305)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 November 2025.