Bath › History › Grade I › Bath Abbey Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · tap to enlargeGrade I listed building · Historic England Bath Abbey On the list as Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul
Listed Grade I since 1950 76 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
About About Bath Abbey Bath Abbey, listed as the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, is one of 102 Grade I listed buildings in Bath and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 633 buildings in Bath to be listed, on 12 June 1950, and its entry was last amended on 15 October 2010. It stands in the Bath conservation area, designated in 1968. Within 400 metres are 51 more Grade I buildings and 379 other listed buildings. We have 2 public-domain views of it from before 1950.
HE Read the official list entry Historic England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1394015 ↗ Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.
The record
Grade Grade I
First listed 12 June 1950
Entry amended 15 October 2010
Type Church
Conservation area Bath (1968)
Grid reference ST 75127 64769
Where Bath, Somerset In old photographs 2 old views of Bath Abbey Public domain, made before 1950, from 1903. Tap one to see it full screen.
1903 Bath Abbey, Nave 1903 Bath Abbey, Nave From Wikimedia Commons (public domain or CC0), copied to our own server; each credit is in the viewer.
Visit Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes Bath · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
1 2 3 4 5 © OpenStreetMap contributors Around it 122 more listed buildings within 150 metres Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.
II Rebekah Fountain 27 m II Abbey Chambers 37 m II 9-13, Kingston Parade 40 m II No. 13 CHEAP STREET and No. 16 ABBEY CHURCHYARD 41 m II Piers, Walls and Railings Flanking the Advent Church 41 m II* 15, Abbey Church Yard 43 m II 14, Cheap Street 46 m II 11A and 12-15, York Street 48 m II Advent Church (Orange Grove Hall) 49 m I General Wade's House 51 m II 7, York Street 57 m II 9-10 Cheap Street 58 m II 13, Abbey Church Yard 58 m II Friends Meeting House 61 m II* Museum Shop, Formerly Concert Room 61 m II 1-7, Orange Grove 62 m II 16, 17 and 18, York Street 62 m II* Obelisk 63 m Show the other 104 II Archway to Guildhall Car Park 64 m II 15-20, Cheap Street 67 m II 2, Church Street 68 m II 9, York Street 68 m II 7 and 8 Cheap Street 68 m I The Ralph Allen Town House 68 m II 11 and 12, Abbey Church Yard 69 m II 4 and 5, Terrace Walk 69 m II 6, Terrace Walk 70 m II 5, Church Street 70 m I Roman Baths Museum 71 m II 7 and 8, Terrace Walk 72 m II 2 and 2A, York Street 72 m II 9, Terrace Walk 74 m II 1, Abbey Green 75 m II 3, Church Street 77 m II The Ale House 77 m II* 2 North Parade Passage 77 m II 1 North Parade Passage 77 m II 4, Church Street 78 m II The Old Police Station 79 m II 3, North Parade Passage 80 m II K6 Telephone Box Outside Old Police Station 80 m II Abbey House 81 m II No. 4 and Attached Railings 81 m II 3-6 Cheap Street 81 m II 5, North Parade Passage 83 m II* Sally Lunn's House 83 m II 10, Abbey Church Yard 83 m II Bridgwater House 84 m I King's Bath 84 m II The Old Bank 86 m II Harington House and Attached Railings 87 m II* The Huntsman Public House 87 m II 6-9, Abbey Church Yard 89 m I Grand Pump Room 90 m I Guildhall 91 m II Part of Queen's Bath, Including `Bridge' Spanning York Street 92 m II Hamilton House, including 1, 2 and 3 Lilliput Court 93 m II* 2 and 2A, Abbey Green 93 m II Fountain 94 m II* Elton House 95 m II 21, Cheap Street 95 m II 18 and 19, High Street 96 m II 25, Union Passage 98 m II 1, North Parade and 1, North Parade Buildings 99 m I North Colonnade at Grand Pump Room 101 m II Colonnades, Balustrading, Steps and Kiosk at Parade Gardens 101 m II Former Bath City Laundry 101 m II Nos. 1 and 2 the Roundhouse 102 m II 3, Stall Street 102 m II 1A, North Parade 103 m I South Colonnade at Grand Pump Room 104 m II 3, Abbey Green 105 m II Edward VII Memorial in Parade Gardens 105 m II Crystal Palace Public House 105 m II 1-11, The Corridor 106 m II 3, Union Passage 107 m II Empire Hotel 107 m II 20, 21 and 22, High Street 109 m II 20-24, Union Passage 110 m II* Compass Abbey Hotel (Part) 112 m II* East Gate 112 m II 4, Abbey Green 112 m II 9, Abbey Green 112 m II 12-22, The Corridor 112 m II 7-9, North Parade Buildings 114 m II 4 and 5, Union Passage 115 m II 2-6, North Parade Buildings 116 m II 5 and 6, Stall Street 116 m II 7 and 8, Stall Street 117 m II 8, Abbey Green 117 m II Guildhall Market 118 m II 5, Abbey Green 119 m II 5-8, Northumberland Place 119 m II 20, 21 and 22, Union Street 120 m II* Compass Abbey Hotel (Part) 122 m II 9, Stall Street 124 m II 11A and 12A, The Corridor 125 m II 13-19, Northumberland Place 126 m II 1 and 2, Union Street 127 m II* 4, North Parade 127 m II 6, 6A and 7, Union Passage 128 m II 10 and 11, Stall Street 129 m II Nos 7 and 8 Including Pintle for Abbeygate 129 m II* 5, North Parade 130 m I 37 Stall Street and Arlington House flats 10, 11, 21, 22, 32, 33 and public areas only 130 m II 19, Union Passage 130 m I Nos. 34, 35 and 36, STALL STREET 132 m II* 6, North Parade 132 m II 3, 4 and 5, Union Street 132 m II Newmarket Row 134 m II 16-20, Old Orchard Street 136 m II 9 and 10, Union Passage 137 m II 16-19, Union Street 138 m II The Rat and Parrot 139 m II No. 33 Stall Street 139 m II 11 and 12, Northumberland Place 140 m II 14-17, Pierrepont Street 142 m II 36 and 37, Westgate Street 144 m II 3, 4 and 5, Pierrepont Place 144 m II* Victoria Art Gallery and Library 145 m II City Walls (Remains of) 148 m II* 2, Pierrepont Place 150 m More like it Grade I churches near Bath Within 25 miles, with a photo.
Questions about Bath Abbey Is Bath Abbey listed? Yes. Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1394015), first listed on 12 June 1950.
Can you visit Bath Abbey? It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
Is Bath Abbey in a conservation area? Yes, the Bath conservation area, designated in 1968.
Are there old photos of Bath Abbey? Yes: 2 public-domain views from before 1950, on this page.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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