Marshal Wade's House

Marshal Wade's House
Location Bath, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°22′52″N 2°21′30″W / 51.38111°N 2.35833°W / 51.38111; -2.35833Coordinates: 51°22′52″N 2°21′30″W / 51.38111°N 2.35833°W / 51.38111; -2.35833
Built c. 1700
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 12 June 1950[1]
Reference no. 442123
Location of Marshal Wade's House in Somerset

Marshal Wade's House at 14 Abbey Church Yard, Bath, Somerset, England was built around 1700 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The building was originally attributed to Lord Burlington and thought to have been built in 1730, however it is now thought to have been an earlier construction,[1] for George Wade who was a Field Marshal and served as a British military commander and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, as well as Member of Parliament for Bath from 1722 to 1747.

The Palladian nature of the architecture is emphasised by the 5 fluted Ionic pilasters on the 1st and 2nd floors.[1]

The shop on the ground floor was an early 19th-century development which is now occupied by the National Trust.[2]

The house was acquired by the Landmark Trust in 1975 who have carried out various renovation work and now let out the property.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marshal Wade's House". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  2. ↑ Greenwood, Charles (1977). Famous houses of the West Country. Bath: Kingsmead Press. pp. 93–95. ISBN 978-0-901571-87-8.
  3. ↑ "Marshal Wades House". Landmark Trust. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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