North Parade, Bath
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North Parade bridge, showing Number 14 and the spire of St John's church.
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| Location | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°22′49″N 2°21′45″W / 51.38028°N 2.36250°WCoordinates: 51°22′49″N 2°21′45″W / 51.38028°N 2.36250°W |
| Built | 1741 |
| Architect | John Wood, the Elder |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Official name: No 14 and Delia's Grotto | |
| Designated | 12 June 1950 |
| Reference no. | 443158 |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Official name: Numbers 7 to 12 | |
| Designated | 12 June 1950 |
| Reference no. | 443157 |
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Listed Building – Grade II*
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| Official name: Numbers 2 to 6 | |
| Designated | 12 June 1950 |
| Reference no. | 443156 |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name: Nos 1 & lA | |
| Designated | 12 June 1950 |
| Reference no. | 443155 |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name: North Parade Bridge | |
| Designated | 5 August 1975 |
| Reference no. | 446800 |
 Location of North Parade in Somerset
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North Parade in Bath, Somerset, England is a historic terrace built around 1741 by John Wood, the Elder. Several of the houses have been designated as Grade I listed buildings.
North Parade was part of a wider scheme to build a Royal Forum, including South Parade, Pierrepont and Duke Streets, similar to Queen Square, which was never completed. Wood designed the facade, of Bath stone, after which a variety of builders completed the work with different interiors and rear elevations. Many of the buildings are now hotels and shops whilst some remain as private residences.
The three-storey house at Number 1 was the home of John Palmer, who owned the Theatre Royal, Bath and instigator of the British system of mail coaches that was the beginning of the great British post office reforms with the introduction of an efficient mail coach delivery service in Great Britain during the late 18th century. He was Mayor of Bath on two occasions and Comptroller General of the Post Office, and later served as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bath between 1801 and 1807.
Numbers 2 to 6 were converted into a hotel, which included some alterations to the fabric of the building.
Numbers 7 to 12 include a central projection and pediments over the doors. Number 9 is connected with Wordsworth and number 11 was home to Edmund Burke and Oliver Goldsmith, of the literary Club, in 1771.
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