Ellenborough House and attached area railings
Ellenborough House, Clarence Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2BB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386848
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Ellenborough House and attached area railings
- Statutory Address:
- Ellenborough House, Clarence Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2BB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386848
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Ellenborough House and attached area railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- Ellenborough House, Clarence Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2BB
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:
- Ellenborough House, Clarence Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2BB
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 95279 22862
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 6 October 2022 to update name and address, amend description due to change of building, remove superfluous source details from text and reformat the text to current standards
SO9522NW
630-1/10/263
CHELTENHAM
CLARENCE ROAD (North side)
Ellenborough House and attached area railings
(Formerly listed as White House (Pitfirrane Nursing Home) and attached area railings)
12/03/55
GV
II
Formerly known as: Pittville Mansion CLARENCE ROAD.
Villa, later a nursing home, converted to apartments in 2021, and attached area railings. 1832-23, probably by either John Forbes or WA Watson, architects. Stucco over brick, with concealed roof, end stucco stacks with cornices; iron porch and area railings.
EXTERIOR: three storeys with basement, three first floor windows. Stucco detailing includes tooled architraves to ground and first floor windows, those to ground floor have cornices; frieze and cornice above first and second floors; blocking course. Outer windows are blind. First floor has six/six sash; second floor has three/three sash. Flight of five roll-edged steps to central entrance a six-panel door with overlight in distyle Ionic porch, pulvinated frieze and modillion cornice.
Garden facade (to Pittville Park): five first floor window range. Stucco detailing as for entrance facade. Ground and first floors have six/six sashes; three/three sashes to second floor. Left return has six/six sashes and central part-glazed door.
INTERIOR: reputed to retain original staircase with stick balusters and wreathed handrail, otherwise not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: first floor windows retain blind boxes. Entrance to left return has porch with scrolled lozenge motif to uprights. Area railings to left have scrolled lozenge motif.
HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area undertaken for Joseph Pitt, 1825-42, the general layout being designed by Joseph Forbes. The land was purchased from Pitt in 1833. Originally known as Pittville Mansion.
Listing NGR: SO9527922863
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474259
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 37, 68
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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