Saintbridge House Old Peoples Home

SAINTBRIDGE HOUSE OLD PEOPLES HOME, PAINSWICK ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1245679
Date first listed:
12-Mar-1973
List Entry Name:
Saintbridge House Old Peoples Home
Statutory Address:
SAINTBRIDGE HOUSE OLD PEOPLES HOME, PAINSWICK ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1245679
Date first listed:
12-Mar-1973
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Dec-1998
List Entry Name:
Saintbridge House Old Peoples Home
Statutory Address 1:
SAINTBRIDGE HOUSE OLD PEOPLES HOME, PAINSWICK ROAD

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SAINTBRIDGE HOUSE OLD PEOPLES HOME, PAINSWICK ROAD

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:
SO8490616380

Details

GLOUCESTER

SO81NW PAINSWICK ROAD, Matson
844-1/3/472 (East side)
12/03/73 Saintbridge House Old People's Home
(Formerly Listed as:
PAINSWICK ROAD, Saintbridge
Saintbridge House)

II

House, now home for the elderly. Largely rebuilt 1835 for
James Wintle in style similar to villas by Papworth in
Cheltenham, and believed to incorporate part of earlier house
at rear; converted 1954 as home for elderly and a large
extension added 1962. Brick, the front faced in ashlar, hipped
slate roof with boxed eaves, brick stacks. Double-depth
blockset back at right angle to street and with wings to rear.
EXTERIOR: two storeys; modillion brackets to the eaves;
symmetrical front facing south of three bays, on the ground
floor in the centre a Doric porch and semicircular arched
entrance doorway, the fanlight with radiating bars and double
doors with glazed upper panels; bays on each side of porch set
in shallow, segmental-arched recesses, a tripartite sash with
glazing bars (3x4 and 1x4 panes) to ground floor and on the
first floor three sashes with glazing bars (3x4 panes).
INTERIOR: excellent original fittings on ground floor include
central staircase with curtail step, open string, stick
balusters and ramped handrail; reeded architraves to doorways,
panelled doors, and marble chimney pieces; similar fittings
believed to remain on first floor.






Listing NGR: SO8490616380

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
472379
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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