Northlands
NORTHLANDS, PITTVILLE CIRCUS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387445
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Northlands
- Statutory Address:
- NORTHLANDS, PITTVILLE CIRCUS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387445
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Northlands
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTHLANDS, PITTVILLE CIRCUS
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:
- NORTHLANDS, PITTVILLE CIRCUS
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 95513 22816
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9522NE PITTVILLE CIRCUS 630-1/11/648 (South side) 05/05/72 Northlands
GV II
Villa. c1840-50. Builder probably Edward Cope. Stucco over brick with renewed tile roof and end stucco stacks. Tudor Gothic style. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement and attics, 3 first-floor windows. End bays break forwards and are gabled. Stucco detailing includes continuous first-floor sill band; hoodmoulds with head-stops to ground- and label-stops to first-floor openings. Ground floor has 3-light mullion and transom casement windows; first floor has pairs of 1/1 sashes with central mullion; attics to gables have 2/2 sashes. Gabled roof dormer has 2/2 sash. Central entrance within 4-centre-arched recess, panelled double doors with sidelights and overlight with margin-lights. Wide eaves and decorative barge-boards. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: The Circus was laid out in 1840-50 by Cope on land purchased from Joseph Pitt. However the basic layout of the Pittville Estate was designed by John Forbes. (Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion: Cheltenham: 1993-: 47,96).
Listing NGR: SO9551422819
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475406
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sampson, A, Blake, S, A Cheltenham Companion, (1993), 47, 96
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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