Imperial House and Attached Wall and Railings
IMPERIAL HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS, 3, MONTPELLIER PARADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387117
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Imperial House and Attached Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- IMPERIAL HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS, 3, MONTPELLIER PARADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387117
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Imperial House and Attached Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- IMPERIAL HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS, 3, MONTPELLIER PARADE
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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:
- IMPERIAL HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS, 3, MONTPELLIER PARADE
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 94709 21774
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9421NE MONTPELLIER PARADE 630-1/18/534 (West side) 05/05/72 No.3 Imperial House and attached wall and railings (Formerly Listed as: MONTPELLIER PARADE No.3 Ryalstone (Imperial Nursing Home))
GV II
House, now offices, with attached wall and railings. c1823. Stucco over brick with concealed roof, stucco end stacks; wrought-iron window guards and railings. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys on basement, 3 first-floor windows, with 1-window-range set back to right. First- and second-floor bands; crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course. 6/6 sashes to ground and first floors, taller to ground floor, 3/3 sashes to second floor, all in plain reveals and with sills. Central solid porch has quoins to angles, steps to 6-long-panel door with fanlight in plain reveals and with keystones, frieze, cornice and blocking course. Similar fenestration to right range with 2 further small inserted sashes. INTERIOR: retains original joinery including shutters to windows and 6-panel doors in fluted architraves with masks; narrow-open-well staircase c1900 has carved newels; within porch a renewed door with lozenge frieze and fanlight with circle glazing bars. Otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: first floor, outer windows have balconies with embellished rods and central scrolled lozenge panel; low walls with arrowhead railings to right. Rear has 2-storey verandah with lozenge and rods to uprights and lattice friezes, first-floor has embellished rods and circle and lozenge frieze to balustrade. One similar first-floor window guard. To ground floor are 2 ornate window boxes. One of a good group of 1820s villas in Montpellier Parade. (The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: London: 1970-: 143).
Listing NGR: SO9470921774
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475021
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2 The Vale and The Forest of Dean, (1970), 143
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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