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  • Welcome
    • Bathwick Estate Membership
    • Bathwick Community Whatsapp Group
  • BERA Committee
  • List of contractors recommended by residents
  • Businesses based on the Bathwick Estate
  • The River Avon
  • Street Trees
  • Swifts
  • Local Exercise Classes
  • Local Council Links & Communications
    • FoBRA Communication
    • Bath in Bloom
    • Short Term Lets
    • Local Green Space Review
    • Local Nature Recovery Strategy Community Webinar
    • Street Lighting
  • History of the Bathwick Estate
    • Beckford Gardens
    • Cleveland Row and Hampton Row
    • Forester Road
    • Powlett Road
    • Rockliffe Road
  • Bath Boating Station book by Terry Hardick
  • Contact form
  • Welcome
    • Bathwick Estate Membership
    • Bathwick Community Whatsapp Group
  • BERA Committee
  • List of contractors recommended by residents
  • Businesses based on the Bathwick Estate
  • The River Avon
  • Street Trees
  • Swifts
  • Local Exercise Classes
  • Local Council Links & Communications
    • FoBRA Communication
    • Bath in Bloom
    • Short Term Lets
    • Local Green Space Review
    • Local Nature Recovery Strategy Community Webinar
    • Street Lighting
  • History of the Bathwick Estate
    • Beckford Gardens
    • Cleveland Row and Hampton Row
    • Forester Road
    • Powlett Road
    • Rockliffe Road
  • Bath Boating Station book by Terry Hardick
  • Contact form

Bathwick Villa (10-15 Forester Road)

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Bathwick Villa c1890 by George Hobson

​Bathwick Villa was a substantial Gothic-style house built in 1777 for Alderman James Ferry situated roughly where numbers 10-15 Forester Road stand today.  The house and gardens were laid out as a place for public entertainment and refreshment.  Business declined in the early 1790's due mainly to competition from other resorts and transport difficulties as a result of Georgian development in Bathwick.  By 1799 the future of Bathwick Villa was uncertain and the 19th century saw a steady decline in its fortunes, resulting in its demolition in 1897 to make way for the Bathwick Estate.

Curious ornaments thought to have come from Bathwick Villa

19 - 28 Forester Road circa 1935

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  • Welcome
    • Bathwick Estate Membership
    • Bathwick Community Whatsapp Group
  • BERA Committee
  • List of contractors recommended by residents
  • Businesses based on the Bathwick Estate
  • The River Avon
  • Street Trees
  • Swifts
  • Local Exercise Classes
  • Local Council Links & Communications
    • FoBRA Communication
    • Bath in Bloom
    • Short Term Lets
    • Local Green Space Review
    • Local Nature Recovery Strategy Community Webinar
    • Street Lighting
  • History of the Bathwick Estate
    • Beckford Gardens
    • Cleveland Row and Hampton Row
    • Forester Road
    • Powlett Road
    • Rockliffe Road
  • Bath Boating Station book by Terry Hardick
  • Contact form