Widcombe, Bath
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| 240px Widcombe Crescent |
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 Widcombe
Widcombe shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 5,770 (2011.Ward)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST754642 |
| Unitary authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BATH |
| Postcode district | BA2 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bath |
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Widcombe is a district of Bath, England, immediately south-east of the city centre, across the River Avon.
History
Widcombe was part of the hundred of Bath Forum.[2][3]
In 1877 Halfpenny Bridge, a pedestrian toll bridge, across the River Avon from Bath Spa railway station to Widcombe collapsed with the loss of about 10 lives amongst a large crowd going to the Bath and West Agricultural show.[4][5][6]
Architecture
Widcombe Manor House is a grade I listed manor house built in 1656. It is located on Church Street adjacent to St Thomas à Beckett Church.
Crowe Hall is a Georgian house. It is a Grade II listed building,[7] and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.[8] It was built around 1780 for Brigadier Crowe. It has had a succession of owners since who each adapted and renovated the building. A serious fire in 1926 destroyed a lot of the fabric of the building and further restoration was required.[9] The house is surrounded by several hectares of sloping gardens, below Prior Park, which are terraced and include a rock garden and grotto.[10]
Widcombe Crescent is a terrace of 14 Georgian houses built in 1808 by Thomas Baldwin, and designated a Grade I listed building.[11]
Canal
Widcombe is where the Kennet and Avon Canal meets the River Avon. Bath Locks are a series of locks, just south of Pulteney Bridge, which climb through Widcombe. Alongside the bottom lock[12] is a side pond and pumping station which pumps water up the locks to replace that used each time the lock is opened.[13] The next stage of Bath Deep Lock is numbered 8/9 as two locks were combined when the canal was restored in May, 1976. A road bridge carrying the A36, constructed while the canal was in a state of disrepair passes over the original site of the lower lock.[14] The new chamber has a depth of 19 ft 5ins, making it Britain's second deepest canal lock.[15] Just above the 'deep lock' is an area of water enabling the lock to refill and above this is Wash House Lock (number 10),[16] and soon after by Abbey View Lock (number 11), a grade II listed building[17] by which there is another pumping station and in quick succession Pulteney Lock (12) and Bath top Lock (13).[18] Above the top lock the canal passes through Sydney Gardens where it passes through two tunnels[19][20] and under two cast iron footbridges dating from 1800. Cleveland tunnel is 173 feet long and runs under Cleveland House, the former headquarters of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company. A trap-door in the tunnel roof was employed to exchange paperwork between clerks above and bargees below.[21] This is now a grade II* listed building.[22] Many of the bridges over the canal are also listed buildings.[23][24][25][25][26][27][28]
Southcot
Southcot Burial Ground is a small former cemetery, now owned by the Bath Preservation Trust, who manage it for its wildlife and heritage.[29]
Geography
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Bath City Centre | Bathwick | Bathhampton (parish) | |
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| Bear Flat | Perrymead | Combe Down |
References
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