Home is where the heart is
NANCY CONNOLLY visits one of the most beautiful houses in Bath, nestled in one of its best communities
ABeautiful house is for sale in one of the best locations in Bath. The stunning fivebedroom townhouse, which has been beautifully refurbished in the most fashionable style, is for sale in St James’s Square - known to some as the best square in Bath.
Musician Van Morrison famously lived at St James’s Square, as did Charles Dickens back in the day.
The house, which is fashionably decorated in contemporary colours, is on the park side of St James’s Square - one of the most exceptional Grade I-listed Georgian squares in the country and the only complete residential square in the city of Bath.
Set over five storeys, there are five bedrooms and five bathrooms, a walled garden and access to the square’s beautiful communal gardens in St James’s
Square. The square is genuinely lovely, and is virtually unknown to visitors to the city - you wouldn’t know it was there if you hadn’t visited before.
St James’s Sqaure is a great community with a cafe, bars, a chemist, a florist and a phenomenal greengrocers, one of the best in town.
Not far from the much more famous Royal Crescent, the square backs on to the approach golf course and Victoria Park.
You can walk to the centre of town in 10 minutes, and it’s not on the way to anywhere so there is no through traffic and is Bath’s best kept secret.
The houses are exquisite, with high ceilings and period features - they really are magnificent.
They don’t come up very often, so this house - which is on the market with upmarket estate agents Inigo - is a real find for anyone who can afford the asking price of £2.75million.