3 College Green, and attached area railings
3, College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271595
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- 3 College Green, and attached area railings
- Statutory Address:
- 3, College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271595
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- 3 College Green, and attached area railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- 3, College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR
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:
- 3, College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR
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 83069 18715
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 15 June 2022 to remove superfluous source details from text and to reformat the text to current standards
SO8318NW
844-1/8/68
GLOUCESTER
COLLEGE GREEN (south side)
No.3 and attached area railings
23/01/52
GV
II
House, now offices. c1740 for Elizabeth Palmer; early C19 and C20 alterations. Red brick with stone details, slate roof. Double-depth block with rear wing to left and small enclosed rear yard.
EXTERIOR: three storeys and basement, wrought-iron railings; the front of three bays; stone modillion crowning cornice, and brick parapet with stone coping; on the ground floor to left the entrance doorway with flight of three stone steps to the threshold and doorcase in Roman Doric order with flanking half-columns, dosserets and open pediment framing semicircular fanlight with intersecting glazing bars; two sashes to right of doorway; on the first floor three sashes of similar size, all with glazing bars (3 x 4 panes); on the second floor three short sashes with glazing bars (3 x 2 panes); all the sashes in openings with rubbed brick flat arches and projecting stone sills.
INTERIOR: on the ground floor, room to right of entrance hall has fielded panel dado, panelled shutters, and an Adam style chimney piece. Early C19 open-well staircase with open strings, column newels, stick balusters and toad-back handrail; some C18 joinery in other rooms.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: C18 wrought-iron front area railings with urn finials.
Listing NGR: SO8306918715
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472159
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Eward, S, No Fine but a Glass of Wine Cathedral Life at Gloucester, (1985), 300, 313
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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