Imperial House
Imperial House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245262
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Imperial House
- Statutory Address:
- Imperial House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245262
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Imperial House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Imperial House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QJ
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:
- Imperial House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QJ
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 94342 21732
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 February 2023 to remove superfluous source details from text, amended the description and to reformat the text to current standards
SO9421NW
630-1/17/504
CHELTENHAM
LYPIATT ROAD (east side)
Imperial House
12/03/55
GV
II
Villa, now offices. c1826-32; with later additions and alterations including c1960s range at rear of no special architectural interest. Architect: Edward Jenkins. Ashlar over brick with concealed roof. Double depth plan with central hall and service range to rear.
EXTERIOR: two storeys on basement, three first floor windows with single storey, five window range to left. Main range: end full-height Doric pilasters with crowning architrave, frieze and cornice with blocking course; central breakforward and ground floor tetrastyle Ionic porch with frieze, architrave and pediment; steps to six-panel double doors with overlight. Outer tripartite windows with one/one sashes, those to ground floor break forward and have outer pilasters, architrave frieze and cornice, those to first floor have cornices on consoles. Central first-floor one/one sash in tooled architrave with cornice on consoles. Range to left has tall one/one sashes with cornices on consoles; pilasters and crowning architrave, frieze and cornice with blocking course.
INTERIOR: retain a wealth of original features including open-well staircase with good iron balustrade with double scroll motif and wreathed handrail. Hall has acanthus modillions and egg-and-dart frieze. Drawing room to right has architrave for dividing doors, embellished cornices with acanthus motifs and ceiling frieze with grape motif, ceiling roses. Marble fireplaces. To left room a ceiling frieze with scroll motifs and white marble fireplace. First floor reputed to similarly retain original features.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Burlington House, Carrick House (qv), Compass House (qv), Imperial House, and Stanmer House (qv) form a distinguished group of villas along the east side of Lypiatt Road (marked on Merrett's Map of 1834 as Suffolk Lawn), all designed by Jenkins as part of the estate laid out for James Fisher and including Suffolk Square. Designs reputed to be in the Gloucester Record Office. Imperial House abuts Montpellier House, Suffolk Place (qv) to left.
Listing NGR: SO9433821730
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474937
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Merrett, H S, Plan of the Town of Cheltenham, (1834)
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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