BELLE VUE PLACE STIRLING HOUSE (THAT PART WHICH IS TO HIGH STREET)

BELLE VUE PLACE, 2, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1245596
Date first listed:: 05-May-1972
List Entry Name:: BELLE VUE PLACE STIRLING HOUSE (THAT PART WHICH IS TO HIGH STREET)
Statutory Address:: BELLE VUE PLACE, 2, HIGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1245596
Date first listed:: 05-May-1972
Date of most recent amendment:: 26-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: BELLE VUE PLACE STIRLING HOUSE (THAT PART WHICH IS TO HIGH STREET)
Statutory Address 1:: BELLE VUE PLACE, 2, HIGH STREET
Statutory Address 2:: STIRLING HOUSE (THAT PART WHICH IS TO HIGH STREET), COLLEGE ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: BELLE VUE PLACE, 2, HIGH STREET
Statutory Address:: STIRLING HOUSE (THAT PART WHICH IS TO HIGH STREET), COLLEGE ROAD

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 95320 21989

Details

CHELTENHAM

SO9521NW HIGH STREET 630-1/19/389 (South West side) 05/05/72 No.2 Belle Vue Place (Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET (South West side) No.2 Grove Garage)

GV II

Includes: Stirling House (that part which is to High Street) COLLEGE ROAD. House, now offices. Former house to High Street is included, but not additions to rear. c1810-20 (apparently on The Post Office Map of 1810) with later alterations including offices to rear of c1983-1988. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof and tall stucco side stacks, wrought-iron verandah with lead enrichments. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and central full-height bow which has 3 windows to each floor. 6/6 sashes throughout, taller to first floor, all in plain reveals and (except to first floor) with sills. Blind-boxes remain to first-floor windows. First and second floor have continuous plat bands. Entrance to right return via later office building. INTERIOR: retains many original features, first floor drawing room has 2 marble chimneypieces with corbel brackets and iron grates and tiled surrounds c1870s within; fluted architraves to bay with flowers to corners, and acanthus cornice with wheat ceiling frieze; similar architraves to doors throughout with fluting and flowers to angles; original double doors lead from old to new range. Second floor has simple Regency fireplace with circle motif to corners. 6-panel doors with similar architraves; double doors lead through to new range. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: first-floor verandah has scroll motif to upright with embellished rod-and-star motif with lattice to balustrade and frieze. HISTORICAL NOTE: Addressed on Merrett's 1834 Map as Belle Vue Place. (Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 23).

Listing NGR: SO9531422001

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 474718
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 23

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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.