Batwick Hill Street

Batwick Hill in the city of Bath is a street on which a number of different historical houses, erected in a variety of architectural styles of the XVIII-XIX centuries, lined up. It extends southeast from the A36 road to the University of Bath on Claverton Down, offering views of the city.

To the north is the “Castle of Sham”, which was built in 1762 by Richard James and became a kind of expensive whim of Ralph Allen, wishing to improve the panoramic view that opens from the windows of his house. The structure is a wall with a pointed arch surrounded by three-storey circular towers and two two-storey towers at its ends.

At the point where the street rises from downtown, it passes through a tunnel built in 1840 on the Western Railway near Bat Spa Station and the Kenneth Avon Canal, flowing through the bridge's elliptical arches. Walking along the street you can see many villas built in a variety of architectural styles.