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CHELTENHAM SO9421NW MONTPELLIER TERRACE
630-1/17/548 (South side)
12/03/55 Nos.11 AND 15-41 (Odd)
and attached area railings to Nos
11, 15, 17, 25-29, 37, 39 and 41 GV II Terrace of 14 houses, now houses, flats, hotel and office, and
attached area railings to Nos 11, 15, 17, 25, 27, 29, 37, 39
and 41; there is no No.13. Numbered right to left, described
left to right. 1820-34, shown on Merrett's 1834 Map, but not
on the Post Office Map of 1820. Ashlar over brick (some
stuccoed and painted) with slate roof, brick and stucco
party-wall stacks; cast- and wrought-iron balconies and
railings. Double-depth plan.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys on basement, with 4-storeys to left (No.
11) and pedimented attic storey to No.39 with attic dormer to
No.41; 38 first-floor windows arranged
2:2:2:3:3:3:3:3:3:3:2:2:3:2:2. Pedimented house (No.39) and
house to left (No.41) break forward. Stucco detailing includes
horizontal rustication to right (No.11); full-height pilasters
with panelled recesses to breakforward (No.39); first- and
second-floor bands; crowning frieze, cornice and blocking
course. 6/6 sashes where original, those to No.39 have
margin-lights, all in plain reveals, those to ground and
second floors have sills. Attic to No.39 has cambered 3/3 sash
with margin-lights. Attic storey to No.11 has 3/3 sashes.
Entrances alternately to left and right, roll-edged steps to
6-panel doors, some part glazed, friezes either reeded or
latticed, and fanlights many of which retain batwing and
circle glazing bars, No.39 has overlight with margin-lights.
Basement has 8/8 and 6/6 sashes where original. Right return
has horizontal rustication to ground floor, 6/6 sashes, taller
to first floor, with 3/3 sashes to attic storey; tooled
architraves to first and second floors, first floor has frieze
and cornice. Central entrance has solid porch with Doric
pilasters, frieze and dentil cornice, double 6-panel door and
within a part-glazed door with overlight. Rear retains mainly
6/6 sashes.
INTERIOR: noted as retaining original woodwork including
panelled shutters, otherwise not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: first-floor continuous balconies have
lozenge motif with central panel with circle motif to Nos
37-41; arcaded rod and lattice balustrade to Nos 23, 25, 27,
33 and 35; concentric circles to No.31; Nos 15-21 have scroll;
No.11 has Carron Company heart-and-anthemion motif. Left
return has first-floor individual window guards with Carron
Company heart-and-anthemion motif. Area railings: lancets,
X-motif and stick with bobbin; urn finials to stanchions.
Ground floor window boxes to No.35. Some scrolled
bootscrapers.
(Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham:
1975-1984: 26-27,31; Post Office Map: Cheltenham: 1820-). Listing NGR: SO9450521704
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Sources
Books and journals Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 26-27, 31 Merrett, H S , Plan of the Town of Cheltenham, (1834)
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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