Westminster House and Attached Area Railings
WESTMINSTER HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 26, CAMBRAY PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386775
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Westminster House and Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- WESTMINSTER HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 26, CAMBRAY PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386775
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Westminster House and Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- WESTMINSTER HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 26, CAMBRAY PLACE
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:
- WESTMINSTER HOUSE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 26, 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 95024 22189
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9522SW CAMBRAY PLACE 630-1/14/225 (South East side) 05/05/72 No.26 Westminster House and attached area railings (Formerly Listed as: CAMBRAY PLACE (South side) Cavendish House Galleries)
GV II
Villa, now offices with attached area railings. c1810-1820: shown on the Post Office Map of 1820, with later alterations. Ashlar over brick, now stuccoed, with concealed roof and renewed brick end stacks; wrought-iron area railings. Double depth plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 3 first-floor windows. First-floor band, eaves band and low parapet. Steps to central entrance, 6-fielded-panel double doors with fanlight with decorative glazing in distyle Ionic porch with architrave, frieze, cornice and blocking course. Ground floor has tripartite windows, 6/6 between 2/2 sashes in shallow-arched recessed with fan ornament in tympana and aprons below. First floor has 6/6 sashes in plain reveals. Second floor removed. INTERIOR: renewed to ground floor, otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area railings have X-motif. HISTORICAL NOTE: Cambray Place was laid out as an 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. A similar design to No.27 (qv).
Listing NGR: SO9502422189
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474174
- 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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