Camden Villa
CAMDEN VILLA, CLARENCE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386846
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Camden Villa
- Statutory Address:
- CAMDEN VILLA, CLARENCE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386846
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Camden Villa
- Statutory Address 1:
- CAMDEN VILLA, CLARENCE ROAD
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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:
- CAMDEN VILLA, CLARENCE ROAD
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 95146 22904
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9522NW CLARENCE ROAD 630-1/10/261 (North side) 05/05/72 Camden Villa
GV II
Villa. 1834, probably by Robert Stokes, architect. Ashlar, now stuccoed, over brick with concealed roof, ashlar end stacks. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement with attics to 'gables', 3 first-floor windows. Horizontal rustication to ground floor drawn into voussoirs over windows; first-floor band; architrave, frieze, cornice and blocking course. First floor has 6/6 sashes in plain reveals and with sills. Ground floor has outer tripartite 1/1 sashes with cambered heads. Basement has 6/6 sashes. Flight of roll-edged steps to central entrance a 4-panel, part-glazed door with side-lights and cambered overlight with margin glazing; in distyle Doric porch with triglyphs and metopes, guttae to cornice, blocking course. Right return has 1/1 and 2 x 6/6 sashes (one in attic), otherwise blind openings. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area undertaken for Joseph Pitt in 1825-42, the general layout being designed by the architect John Forbes. In 1851 this house was sold to William, Earl Fitzhardinge of Berkeley Castle for »1000 as his Cheltenham residence and as a home for his mistress, Jane Barker. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 37,58).
Listing NGR: SO9514722905
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474257
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 37, 58
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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