Milsom_Street,_Bath

Milsom Street, Bath

Milsom Street, Bath

Historic site in Somerset, England

Milsom Street in Bath, Somerset, England was built in 1762 by Thomas Lightholder. The buildings were originally grand town houses, but most are now used as shops, offices and banks. Most have three storeys with mansard roofs and Corinthian columns.

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Numbers 2 to 22 are grade II listed.[3] The bank at number 24 was built by Wilson and Willcox and includes baroque detail not seen on the other buildings.[4] Numbers 25 to 36 continue the architectural theme from numbers 2 to 22.[5]

Numbers 37 to 42 which are known as Somersetshire Buildings have been designated as Grade II* listed buildings.[1]

The Octagon Chapel was a place of worship,[2] then a furniture shop by Mallett Antiques Opened briefly as a restaurant, which has subsequently closed.[7] It is accessed beside number 46.[6]

As a fashionable Georgian thoroughfare, Milsom Street is quoted in several of the works of Jane Austen, including Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.

In the 2010 Google Street View Best Streets Awards, Milsom Street was voted "Britain's Best Fashion Street" by the 11,000 participants.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "SOMERSETSHIRE BUILDINGS (1395987)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. [2]
    Historic England. "OCTAGON CHAPEL (ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY) (1396027)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    Historic England. "Numbers 2 to 22 (443087)". Images of England. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  4. [4]
    Historic England. "No 24 (National Westminster Bank - which has now opened as The Ivy Brasserie October 2017) (446686)". Images of England. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  5. [5]
    Historic England. "Numbers 25 to 36 (443088)". Images of England. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  6. [6]
    Historic England. "Numbers 43 to 47 (443090)". Images of England. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  7. [7]
    "The Octagon, Bath" (PDF). RLG architects. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  8. [8]
    "Google Street View Awards 2010". Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  9. [9]
    "The Shambles, York, named Britain's 'most picturesque'". BBC News. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
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