Former Library Now A Squash Court
FORMER LIBRARY NOW A SQUASH COURT
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153953
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Library Now A Squash Court
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER LIBRARY NOW A SQUASH COURT
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153953
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Library Now A Squash Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER LIBRARY NOW A SQUASH COURT
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:
- FORMER LIBRARY NOW A SQUASH COURT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rendcomb
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 01064 11834
Details
RENDCOMB - SP 01 SW 2/242 Former library now a squash court
GV II
Former library, later converted to a squash court. Built 1924 by one of the Cotswold Arts and Crafts Group architects for Col. Fitzgerald. Diamond-shaped datestone over entrance. Random roughly squared limestone; stone slate roof; rubble stacks. Rectangular plan with a projecting porch on the south and raking side buttresses. 1 1/2 storeys south entrance front with a central projecting 2-storey porch. Plank door with strap hinges within a moulded basket-headed surround with a hood with diamond-ended stops; large 3-light stone-mullioned window with two transoms to the upper floor; 2-light stone-mullioned casements to the first floor either side of the porch. Three dormer windows with stone- mullioned cross windows to the side walls; gable towards the left end of the west elevation. Lead drainpipes decorated with oak leaf motifs. Small ball finials to the gables. Axial stack. Interior not inspected, but panelling of former library now removed to Cliffordine House, Rendcomb. The building lies directly opposite the entrance front of Marsden Manor (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SP0109411797
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 131265
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 22-Jun-2026 at 03:14:18.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.