Laura Place, Bath

Laura Place in Bathwick, Bath, Somerset, England, consists of four blocks of houses around an irregular quadrangle at the end of Pulteney Bridge. It was built by Thomas Baldwin and John Eveleigh between 1788 and 1794.^[1]

Laura Place
Location	Bathwick, Bath, Somerset, England
Coordinates	51°23′01.1″N 2°21′22.7″W
Built	1788
Architect	Thomas Baldwin and John Eveleigh
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Laura Place
Designated	12 June 1950[1]
Reference no.	1394773
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	1–7, Great Pulteney Street; 36 and 37 Henrietta Street; 4, 5 and 6, Laura Place
Designated	12 June 1950 (4, 5 and 6, Laura Place)[1]
Reference no.	1396180
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Nos. 7, 8 and 9, Laura Place
Designated	12 June 1950[1]
Reference no.	1394783
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Nos. 10, 11 and 12, Laura Place
Designated	12 June 1950[1]
Reference no.	1394786
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Fountain
Designated	11 August 1972[2]
Reference no.	1394787
Location of Laura Place in Somerset

Fountain in Laura Place, Bath

Numbers 4, 5 and 6 are combined with Numbers 1 to 7 Great Pulteney Street, and others with Henrietta Street.

History

The fountain at the center of the quadrangle was not part of the original plan; it was added in the late 19th century.^[2] After completion of the main street in 1877 local residents petitioned and successfully raised significant funds to build a grand column (rather like Nelson's Column in London). However, as construction of the column started, the residents realised that the addition would tower over the area (it would be 50% taller than the houses), and so they then petitioned for it to be cancelled. After some negotiations, the column was pulled down and the much smaller fountain added instead. It consists of a circular stone basin with four radial projections surmounted by an urn with gadrooned bowl.

See also

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