Amberley House
AMBERLEY HOUSE, CLARENCE SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386853
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Amberley House
- Statutory Address:
- AMBERLEY HOUSE, CLARENCE SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386853
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Amberley House
- Statutory Address 1:
- AMBERLEY HOUSE, CLARENCE SQUARE
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:
- AMBERLEY HOUSE, CLARENCE SQUARE
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:
- SO9511923013
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9523SW
630-1/6/268
05/05/72
CLARENCE SQUARE
(North side)
Amberley House
(Formerly Listed as:
CLARENCE SQUARE
(North side)
Amberley)
GV
II
Villa. 1834-5, probably by Robert Stokes, architect. Lot
purchased by John Brend Winterbotham, solicitor, for »330 in
1834 and house occupied by him until his death in 1881. Stucco
over brick with concealed roof and tall stucco lateral stacks
with cornices.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement, 3 first-floor window range,
with recessed, 2-lower-storey, single-window service range at
right. Garden (south) facade of 3 first-floor windows. 6/6
sashes throughout ground and first floors, except to east
facade a blind opening to left. Basement has 8/8 sashes. East
facade has central porch with Ionic columns in antis, frieze,
cornice and blocking course, and glazing with margin-lights to
sides. Flight of steps to 4-panel door with side-lights and
overlight with glazing bars.
INTERIOR: inner hall has a part-glazed 4-panel door with
side-lights and overlight with glazing bars; embellished
cornice has egg-and-dart frieze and cornice with acanthus
modillions. Otherwise not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area
undertaken by Joseph Pitt in 1825-42 (the Pittville Estate),
the general layout being designed by the architect John
Forbes. Clarence Square was laid out in the late 1820s,
building began in 1832. The Square was named after the Duke of
Clarence who became William IV in 1830.
(Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion: Cheltenham:
1993-: 30; Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-:
37,62).
Listing NGR: SO9511923013
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474264
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sampson, A, Blake, S, A Cheltenham Companion, (1993), 30
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 37, 62
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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