1, CRESCENT PLACE, 28-40, CLARENCE STREET
1, CRESCENT PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386861
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 1, CRESCENT PLACE, 28-40, CLARENCE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 1, CRESCENT PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386861
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- 1, CRESCENT PLACE, 28-40, CLARENCE STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1, CRESCENT PLACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- 28-40, CLARENCE STREET
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:
- 1, CRESCENT PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- 28-40, CLARENCE STREET
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 94783 22466
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9422SE CLARENCE STREET 630-1/13/275 (South side) 05/05/72 Nos.28-40 (Even) (Formerly Listed as: CLARENCE STREET (South side) Nos.28-40 (Even))
GV II
Includes: No.1 CRESCENT PLACE. Terrace of 8 houses, now shops with flats over. c1830-40 with late-C19 ground-floor shop fronts. Stucco over brick with concealed roof and brick and stucco end and party-wall stacks. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic at outer ends, 16 first-floor windows including 1 to each angle, curved on plan, arranged 1:2:3:2:2:2:2:1:1. Stucco detailing includes horizontal rustication to ground floor at left; No.30 has Tuscan pilasters to ground floor at outer ends; second-floor stepped plat band interrupted by Tuscan pilasters through ground, first and second floors (except to Nos 28 and 30), continuous entablature, blocking course to centre range, ramped upwards to attics which have pilasters and entablature to left (No.28), (otherwise missing), frieze and cornice to No.28, otherwise low parapet and copings. First and second floors have mainly 6/6 sashes, taller to first floor where there are some 9/9, some 8/8 sashes to second floor; 4/4 sashes where original to attic storey. Attics have 4/4 sashes, curved on plan to angle, otherside blind and casement windows. Ground floor: shop fronts boarded up at left, but with entrance to left angle a glazed door; otherwise mainly C20 glazed shop fronts, that to No.36 has 1930s leaded glazing to 'frieze'; 2 shop fronts to right are Victorian with pilasters and corbel brackets to frieze and cornice. Entrance to right return a 4-panel, part-glazed door. Cornice over ground floor to right and return. Right return: 3 first-floor windows. Horizontal rustication to ground floor; aprons to ground-floor windows; pilaster to end and first-floor band. 6/6 sashes, some blind windows to attic. Entrance a part-glazed, 4-panel door. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: not shown on Merrett's Map of 1834. No.36 was a greengrocer's shop in 1892. No.40 was the Great Western Hotel from 1892 to 1957.
Listing NGR: SO9478722458
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474273
- 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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