DEVONSHIRE HOUSE LONSDALE HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS

DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, 89, BATH ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1103866
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: DEVONSHIRE HOUSE LONSDALE HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, 89, BATH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1103866
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
Date of most recent amendment:: 26-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: DEVONSHIRE HOUSE LONSDALE HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, 89, BATH ROAD
Statutory Address 2:: LONSDALE HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 16, MONTPELLIER DRIVE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, 89, BATH ROAD
Statutory Address:: LONSDALE HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 16, MONTPELLIER DRIVE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cheltenham (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SO 94884 21802

Details

CHELTENHAM

SO9421NE MONTPELLIER DRIVE 630-1/18/522 (North side) 12/03/55 No.16 Lonsdale House and attached area railings (Formerly Listed as: MONTPELLIER DRIVE (North side) Lonsdale House and No.89 (Devonshire House))

GV II

Includes: No.89 Devonshire House BATH ROAD. Pair of houses and attached area railings, now hotel (left) and flats (right). c1800-1820. Ashlar over brick with slate mansard roof to left, concealed to right and wrought-iron balcony. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys with attic and basement and single-storey entrance porch set back to right, 6 first-floor windows (3 per house). Ashlar detailing includes horizontal rustication to ground floor at left and at right forms arched recesses around windows. 6/6 sashes where original, taller to first floor, those to first floor at right (Devonshire House) have tooled architraves to cornices. Second floor band; frieze and cornice over second floor; crowning cornice over attic storey to right. Roof dormers to left. Entrance to left has door with overlight with glazing bars. Porch set back to right return has steps to double doors and overlight with glazing bars between incised Greek key pilasters, frieze, cornice and blocking course. Rear: full-height extensions to each house. Each has 3 tripartite sashes, 6/6 between 2/2, with further 3/3 between 1/1 sash to Devonshire House; otherwise mainly 6/6 sashes; windows to left, first and second floors have blind boxes. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area railings have cross-and-circle motif; first-floor continuous balcony has rod-and-circle motif. Occupies an important site on the corner of Bath Road, one of the main approach roads to Cheltenham town centre.

Listing NGR: SO9488721804

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Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.