Clayton and Selkirk and attached railings

Clayton and Selkirk, Douro Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2PD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1104284
Date first listed:: 14-Dec-1983
List Entry Name:: Clayton and Selkirk and attached railings
Statutory Address:: Clayton and Selkirk, Douro Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2PD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1104284
Date first listed:: 14-Dec-1983
List Entry Name:: Clayton and Selkirk and attached railings
Statutory Address 1:: Clayton and Selkirk, Douro Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2PD

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Location

Statutory Address:: Clayton and Selkirk, Douro Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2PD

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County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cheltenham (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SO 93899 22116

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 October 2022 to update name and address and reformat the text to current standards

SO92SW 630-1/1/306

CHELTENHAM DOURO ROAD (West side) Clayton and Selkirk and attached railings

(Formerly listed as Clayton and Demara and attached railings) 14/12/83

GV II Pair of semi-detached houses and attached railings. c1840-50. Ashlar over brick with slate roof (artificial slate to left), four tall, stepped stucco lateral stacks and rear stack, iron railings and balconies.

EXTERIOR: two storeys and basement, with attic to right, and six first floor windows arranged 1:4:1. End bays break forward and are gabled. Ashlar detailing includes quoins to break forwards at ground floor; tooled first floor band; tooled architraves to windows, those to centre range at first floor incorporate aprons and have ears and shoulders; similar to outer bays but with segmental arch and keystone above; ground floor has eared and shouldered architraves with sills, whilst entrances and windows have round-arched arcade with keystones on pilasters. Mainly two/two sashes, except ground-floor centre windows are one/one round-arched sashes. Basement has eight/eight sashes. Off-centre entrances (alike): flight of roll-edged steps to recessed four-fielded-panel double doors, that to left part-glazed, with fanlights. Attic roof dormer at right has one/one sash and gable. Party-wall raised and wide eaves. Rear has quoins to break forwards at ground floor; moulded first-floor band. Six/six sashes to first floor; outer tall tripartite windows with two/two sashes; otherwise six-pane French windows with divided overlights. Mainly blind windows to south side, one six/six sash; two attic roof dormers.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: rod and bobbin railings to sides of steps; X-motif balustrade across front at left. To rear are flights of steps with stick balusters to French windows and lancet railings to south; X-motif ground-floor balcony and simple scroll motif. Further X-motif basement balustrades.

A similar design to Glen-Isla, Douro Road (qv).

Listing NGR: SO9389522120

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Legacy System number:: 474600
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.