12-20 and attached railings to Nos.12, 13, 17 and 20, Cambray Place

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1386771
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: 12-20 and attached railings to Nos.12, 13, 17 and 20, Cambray Place
Statutory Address:: 12-20 and attached railings to Nos.12, 13, 17 and 20, Cambray Place

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1386771
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: 12-20 and attached railings to Nos.12, 13, 17 and 20, Cambray Place
Statutory Address 1:: 12-20 and attached railings to Nos.12, 13, 17 and 20, Cambray Place

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

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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:: 12-20 and attached railings to Nos.12, 13, 17 and 20, Cambray Place

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 94993 22223

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 9 October 2023 to amend details in the description and to reformat the name, address and description to current standards

SO9422SE 630-1/13/222

CHELTENHAM CAMBRAY PLACE (North West side) Nos.12-20 (Consecutive) and attached railings to Nos.12, 13, 17 and 20

12/03/55

GV II

Terrace of nine houses and attached railings to Nos 12, 13, 17 and 20; numbered right to left, described left to right. c1810-30: Nos 15-20 shown on 1820 map, Nos 12-14 on 1834 map. Double depth plan with service ranges to rear. Ashlar over brick with slate roof and tall brick and stucco party-wall stacks; iron railings, with cast- and wrought-iron verandahs to Nos 13 and 15, and balcony to Nos 19 and 20; ground-floor window guards to No.16.

EXTERIOR: three storeys with basement, attic to No.15; 19 first-floor windows (two per house, except No.12 has three). First-floor band. Mainly 6/6 sashes where original, otherwise 1/1, taller to first floor; some 8/8 sashes to basements, all in plain reveals and with sills (those to Nos 17 and 18 on feet). Attic dormers: mid-C20 casements. Entrances to right of each house: flight of roll-edged steps (where original) to five-and six-panel doors, some part-glazed, with fanlights (where original with batwing-and-circle glazing bars).

INTERIOR: not inspected.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: No.20 has flattened spearhead forecourt railings with urn finials to stanchions and an overthrow and gate with decorative scrolls; otherwise area and boundary railings have stick balusters, some embellished and with panels of scrolled hearts; window guards to No.16 have rods embellished with star and fleurs-de-lys. Nos 19 and 20 each have continuous first-floor balcony with rods embellished with flower motif; Nos 13 and 15 have verandahs with similar balustrades and scroll and lattice motifs to the uprights.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Cambray Place was a wide avenue leading to Cambray House, at one time rented by the Duke of Wellington but since demolished and replaced by a mid-C20 block of flats.

(Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 23; Radford S: The Terraced Houses of Cheltenham 1800-1850: 1992-: 40-48; Merrett HS: Plan of the Town of Cheltenham: 1834-; Post Office Map: 1820-).

Listing NGR: SO9498822227

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Legacy System number:: 474170
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 23
Merrett, H S , Plan of the Town of Cheltenham, (1834)
Radford, S, The Terraced Houses of Cheltenham 1880-1850, (1992), 40-48

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.