Frances Pickford: Living in Bath
7 Sion Hill, Bath Frances Pickford lived for many years in Bath, at 7 Sion Hill, in the Walcot Parish area, north of the city centre. Sion Hill is an area of the city that was developed substantially in the late 1780s to the early 1800s. History of the house and its occupants The house was built c 1785-90 (ref and photo: British Listed Buildings website), and the building is listed on the National Heritage List for England. In the early part of the 19th Century the house was one of many owned by James Dunn. Several of his properties in Bath were in prestigious streets such as Portland Place, Milsom Street and Saville Row. When he died in 1815, the properties were passed down to his nephew, James Dunn, and then to this nephew's son, another James Dunn. When this James Dunn was 21, in 1834, he inherited 7 Sion Hill but lived at 8 Camden Place in Bath. He died at a young age in 1846 and the control of the properties reverted back to his father, the 'original' James...