Wardle House
WARDLE HOUSE, CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271584
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Wardle House
- Statutory Address:
- WARDLE HOUSE, CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271584
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Wardle House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WARDLE HOUSE, CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS
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:
- WARDLE HOUSE, CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS
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 83131 18727
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8318NW CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS 844-1/8/59 Wardle House 23/01/52
GV II
A prebendal house for a residentiary canon of Gloucester Cathedral, now public school house, part of the King's School (qv); 1677-1686, C18 alterations, remodelled and extended c1800. Rendered brick and rubble, slate roof, brick stacks. PLAN: double-depth block, built against the east side of the remains of the medieval wall which formerly separated the monks' cemetery from the lay cemetery within the precinct of St Peter's Abbey; entrance front on the north side with a large semicircular bow to left, garden front on the east side. EXTERIOR: two storeys and attic; entrance front of four bays and to left a large projecting bow, on the ground floor in third bay from right a late C19, gabled, timber-framed entrance porch with side-lights, within porch the entrance doorway, of c1800, framed by fluted pilasters with leaf capitals and entablature. INTERIOR: central hall has stone paving in diaper pattern with slate inserts at the corners of the slabs; excellent mid C17 open well staircase with pulvinated, closed string, square newels surmounted by carved urns and with pierced drops, twisted balusters and handgrip handrail; on both the first and the second floor landings are three c1800 suspended arches with drops and carved spandrels; room to left refitted in early C19, C19 slate chimney piece; other rooms with C18 panelling arched. HISTORY: in C19 the home of Mary Anne Lewis (Evans), later, as the wife of Benjamin Disraeli, Countess of Beaconsfield. (Welander D: The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral: Stroud, Gloucestershire: 1991-; Eward S: No Fine but a Glass of Wine, Cathedral Life at Gloucester: Salisbury: 1985-: 299, 312; BOE: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and the Forest of Dean: London: 1976-: 226).
Listing NGR: SO8313118727
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472142
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Welander, D, The History Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral, (1991)
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2 The Vale and The Forest of Dean, (1970), 226
Eward, S, No Fine but a Glass of Wine Cathedral Life at Gloucester, (1985), 299, 312
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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