Empty Bath fixer-upper with rare feature sells for £200,000 over guide price

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        September 20, 2026

Empty Bath fixer-upper with rare feature sells for £200,000 over guide price

Good Morning Bath — Sunday, 20 September 2026

The property sold for more than £200,000 over the guide price when it went to auction
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Empty Bath fixer-upper with rare feature sells for £200,000 over guide price
• The property sold for more than £200,000 over the guide price when it went to auction
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The Doric frieze of Bath's Circus carries 525 carved emblems, including serpents, nautical devices and Masonic symbols, plus stone acorn finials nodding to the Druids.
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