Falkland House
FALKLAND HOUSE, GLOUCESTER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1090994
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Falkland House
- Statutory Address:
- FALKLAND HOUSE, GLOUCESTER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1090994
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Falkland House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FALKLAND HOUSE, GLOUCESTER STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FALKLAND HOUSE, GLOUCESTER STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Painswick
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 86720 09895
Details
PAINSWICK GLOUCESTER STREET SO 8609/8709 (part of) (west side)
7/100 and 8/100 Falkland House (formerly listed as 'Falkland House including 21.10.55 cottage adjoining to south') GV II Formerly the New Inn, then 3 houses, now one in row, set at slight angle to street line. C17, C18, C19. Coursed dressed square limestone or rough rendering, stone slate roofs. A complex of buildings, with a cottage, gable, to street, left; a centre unit in L-plan, with wing to left, adjoining the cottage - this part formerly the New Inn; and a third unit with very lofty centre storey, at some time a schoolroom. C17 cottage has at ground floor three C20 lights, the centre one possibly replacing a door, under a 3-light chamfer mullion casement with stopped hood, under a 2-light mullioned casement in the gable which also carries a small stack; the return wall, to left, has a central recessed C20 door flanked by single lights with recessed chamfer, and with outer part of stopped hood, cut by insertion of the door. Grilled basement opening to right. Central block has C18 front on earlier structure, 2 storeys, 3 windows: at ground floor two wide sashes with margin bars only, and plat band surrounds; at first floor three 12-pane sashes with plat band and key stone. No doorway, which was probably to right. Third C19 unit is very lofty two storeys with attic: at ground floor two 3-light recessed chamfer mullion casements with stopped hoods, that to right cut short by porch to the adjoining house, and to left is part of C20 glazed doors in chamfered surround under heavy flat canopy with moulded edge on stone brackets. At first floor three lofty 18-pane sashes with plat band and keystone, and above are 2 flush gables with 12-pane sashes. Gable stack to middle and top block, and to back wing of centre unit. A steep flight of steps descends to the cellars of the former inn, and a back of pave- ment kerb, formerly railed, encloses a small area in front of the top unit. The interior includes two segmental barrel vaulted cellar parallel with the street, chamfered beams and a good stone stair with stick balusters; large C19 stone fireplace. The cottage has C17 roof structure and a spiral stair. School room has coved ceiling.
Listing NGR: SO8672009895
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 133278
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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