Milsom Street in Bath,

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, England was built in 1762 by Thomas Lightholder. The buildings were originally grand town houses, but most are now used as shops, offices and banks. Most have three storeys with

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columns. Numbers 2 to 22 are grade II listed. The bank at number 24 was built by

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and Willcox and includes baroque detail not seen on the other buildings. Numbers 25 to 36 continue the architectural theme from numbers 2 to 22. Numbers 37 to 42 which are known as Somersetshire Buildings have been designated as Grade II*

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. The Octagon Chapel was a place of worship, then a furniture shop by Mallett Antiques Opened briefly as a restaurant, which has subsequently closed. It is accessed beside number 46. As a fashionable Georgian thoroughfare, Milsom Street is quoted in several of the works of

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, including

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. In the 2010

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Best Streets Awards, Milsom Street was voted "Britain's Best Fashion Street" by the 11,000 participants.

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{{Reflist Houses completed in 1762 Grade I listed buildings in Bath, Somerset Streets in Bath, Somerset Grade II listed buildings in Bath, Somerset

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