Unlawater House
UNLAWATER HOUSE, UNLAWATER LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186449
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Unlawater House
- Statutory Address:
- UNLAWATER HOUSE, UNLAWATER LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186449
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Unlawater House
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNLAWATER HOUSE, UNLAWATER LANE
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:
- UNLAWATER HOUSE, UNLAWATER LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Newnham
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 69267 12045
Details
SO 61 SE NEWNHAM UNLAWATER LANE (east side) 1/81 Unlawater House 10.1.55 (formerly listed as Unlawater Hotel Under High Street)
- II Large detached dwelling in own grounds, now eight flats. Early and late C18. Smooth rendered river frontage, painted brick elsewhere, Welsh slate hipped roof to river block and slate to remainder, but one south facing slope in concrete plain tile. U-shaped property, oldest section facing south into Lower High Street. Principal front (to river), two storeys with parapet pierced with bulls-eye plain openings, two large bows each with three windows to each floor; plus central window over door; all these windows cross mullion and transome with rectangular leaded panes. Pair of new panelled doors in fluted ionic pilaster doorcase with pediment and decorated frieze. Return bock (south), three and a half storeys, irregular fenestration, mostly new or replacement, includes canted bay at ground floor, various casements with transomes and one sash first floor, four C19 dormers. Six-panel door, centred. Entrance hall (south wing) with fluted ionic pillar screen, painted early C18 panelling, dentil frieze, and several round or elliptical openings off. Remnant of C17 fireplace, left, and some recent modifications to take new doors. Very fine early C19 stair in oak off left from hall, through two storeys tightly around well; three balusters to each tread, alternatively spiral and plain, but all tapered, swept and wreathed handrail, panelled dado, arched stair window (north facing) with heavy ovolo bars; good modil- lion cornice to top landing. Remnants of quarter column hall decoration in East (main) wing.
Listing NGR: SO6926712045
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 354049
- 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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