NUMBERS 2, 2A AND 2B AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS

NUMBERS 2, 2A AND 2B AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, ALBERT PLACE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1386661
Date first listed:: 05-May-1972
List Entry Name:: NUMBERS 2, 2A AND 2B AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: NUMBERS 2, 2A AND 2B AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, ALBERT PLACE

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Date:: 2000-10-07
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1386661
Date first listed:: 05-May-1972
Date of most recent amendment:: 26-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: NUMBERS 2, 2A AND 2B AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: NUMBERS 2, 2A AND 2B AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, ALBERT PLACE

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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Location

Statutory Address:: NUMBERS 2, 2A AND 2B AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, ALBERT PLACE

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County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cheltenham (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SO 95436 22880

Details

CHELTENHAM

SO9522NW ALBERT PLACE 630-1/10/114 (East side) 05/05/72 Nos.2, 2A AND 2B and attached area railings (Formerly Listed as: ALBERT PLACE (East side) Nos.2-30 (Even))

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Terraced house, now flats, and attached area railings. c1827, probably laid out for John Hughes, with later additions and alterations. Ashlar over brick with slate roof, tall stuccoed brick end stacks with cornices and iron railings. Double-depth plan with central hallway. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 5 first-floor windows. Ashlar detailing includes 3 incised lines at fist floor; crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course; pilasters to sides of door have incised Greek key motif and open pediment. To left at ground and first floor and to centre, first floor are blind openings, otherwise 6/6 sashes, all in plain reveals and with sills. Central entrance, flight of 5 steps to 5-panel door (upper panels raised and fielded) with fanlight with batwing and circle type glazing bars. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area railings and to sides of steps have arrowhead bars and dogbars with anthemions to stanchions. HISTORICAL NOTE: formerly part of the north side of Portland Square. Forms a group with Nos 4 (qv), 6 (qv) and 8-30 (even) (qv), Albert Place and Nos 37 and 39 Prestbury Road (qv). (Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion: Cheltenham: 1993-: 37; Radford S: The Terraced Houses of Cheltenham 1800-1850: 1992-: 93-98).

Listing NGR: SO9543722878

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Legacy System number:: 474057
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Radford, S, The Terraced Houses of Cheltenham 1880-1850, (1992), 93-98
Sampson, A, Blake, S , A Cheltenham Companion, (1993), 37

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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.