Partis College, Bath Explained

Partis College, Bath
Coordinates:51.3897°N -2.3986°W
Location:Bath, Somerset, England
Built:1827
Designation1:Grade I Listed Building
Designation1 Date:12 June 1950
Designation1 Number:443111

Partis College on Newbridge Hill, Bath, Somerset, England, was built as large block of almshouses between 1825 and 1827. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

It was founded by Ann and Fletcher Partis for women "who had been left in reduced circumstances", and still provides accommodation, in 30 two-storey terraced houses set around three sides of a quadrangle, for women, aged over 50 in membership of the Church of England.[2] Fletcher Partis was a barrister who purchased the land for the almshouses, however he died and the further development was undertaken by his wife.[3]

The building is in a Greek Revival style. The main range has 32-bays with a centre piece with an unfluted Ionic portico fronting the chapel. On each side are wings with five apartments and beyond them pavilions. The east and west ranges each have 16 bays.[4]

The lodge, walls, gates and gatepiers are also listed buildings.

In 1862, George Gilbert Scott redesigned the original chapel,[2] which had been built by Henry Goodridge.[1] In 1929 a new block was added to provide a nursing wing, after funds were given by Dame Violet Wills.[3] In 2015 Right Reverend Peter Hancock the Bishop of Bath and Wells became the patron of the almshouses.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partis College, including lodge and wrought iron gates. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018003227/http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=443111. dead. 2012-10-18. Images of England. English Heritage. 2009-07-19.
  2. Web site: History. Partis College. 2009-07-19.
  3. Web site: Design and Access Statement incorporating a Statement of Historic Significance 3 673 – Partis College Newbridge, Bath. BBS Architects. 23 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Partis College. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 23 September 2016.
  5. News: Bishop of Bath and Wells takes over as patron for Partis College Almshouses. 23 September 2016. Bath Chronicle. 23 July 2015.