Portland Place, Bath
Encyclopedia
Portland Place in Bath, Somerset
, England was built around 1786 and many of the houses have been designated as listed buildings.
Numbers 1 to 10 including numbers 4 and 5 which were used as Hermitage House School are Grade I listed, as is the high pavement in front of them. In the centre of the steps is a double ramp which was built to enable easier access for sedan chairs.
Numbers 13 to 16 are Grade II listed. Numbers 17 to 20 follow a similar style and are also Grade II listed. Numbers 17 and 20 have Roman Doric
doorcases with pediment
s.
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 was built around 1786 and many of the houses have been designated as listed buildings.
Numbers 1 to 10 including numbers 4 and 5 which were used as Hermitage House School are Grade I listed, as is the high pavement in front of them. In the centre of the steps is a double ramp which was built to enable easier access for sedan chairs.
Numbers 13 to 16 are Grade II listed. Numbers 17 to 20 follow a similar style and are also Grade II listed. Numbers 17 and 20 have Roman Doric
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
doorcases with 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...
s.