Picton House
PICTON HOUSE, WELLINGTON PARADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245437
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Picton House
- Statutory Address:
- PICTON HOUSE, WELLINGTON PARADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245437
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Picton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PICTON HOUSE, WELLINGTON PARADE
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:
- PICTON HOUSE, WELLINGTON PARADE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Gloucester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 83693 18719
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8318NE WELLINGTON PARADE 844-1/9/374 (East side) 23/01/52 Picton House
GV II
Town house, now flats. c1825. Restored and converted to flats. 1988. Ashlar front and brick, slate roof. A symmetrical block with rear wing to right. EXTERIOR: two storeys, cellar and attic; symmetrical entrance facade in monumental classical style faced in ashlar; three bays with a slight projection to the central bay; wall dado with offset plinth and capping; above the dado the bays framed by a giant order of Roman Doric pilasters with a pair of pilasters at each end of the facade and the outer pilaster of each pair clasping the corner; pilasters support a massive crowning entablature which breaks forward on the central bay projection, and above a parapet with piers corresponding with the pilasters and a moulded capping. On the ground floor a recessed central entrance porch in a plain opening with moulded cornice above, and with carved brackets in the angles of the flat arched head; a moulded architrave to the doorway within the porch; in both side bays the base moulding of the pilasters is continued across as a moulded string at window sill level, each bay to side a sash with glazing bars (3x4 panes) in an opening with moulded architraves. On the first floor three sashes with glazing bars (3x4 panes), below the central sash a string course at sill level between the pilasters, otherwise the opening framed by moulded architrave and a floating cornice above supported on flanking end-brackets, the sashes in the side bays in openings with eared architraves and projecting sills. INTERIOR: staircase off entrance hall to left, open tread with stick balusters and swept handrail; believed to contain other original features.
Listing NGR: SO8369318719
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472585
- 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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