Berkhampstead School
BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL, PITTVILLE CIRCUS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387449
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Berkhampstead School
- Statutory Address:
- BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL, PITTVILLE CIRCUS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387449
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Berkhampstead School
- Statutory Address 1:
- BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL, PITTVILLE CIRCUS ROAD
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:
- BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL, PITTVILLE CIRCUS ROAD
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 95998 22596
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9522NE PITTVILLE CIRCUS ROAD 630-1/11/652 (South side) 14/12/83 Berkhampstead School
GV II
Pair of semi-detached villas, now school. c1840-60. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof, tall end stucco stacks. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 1:6:1 first-floor windows, the centre breaks forwards slightly; extension to right. Stucco detailing includes quoins to ground floor of breakforward, sills on feet and cornices on embellished console brackets to ground floor windows, continuous tooled first-floor sill band with feet to first-floor windows, architraves interrupt eaves band, brackets to wide eaves. End entrances, steps to round-arched recesses with channelled piers and imposts, tooling to head and keystone; within are 4-panel door at right, double, glazed doors at left, with overlights. 2/2 horizontal-pane sashes throughout, the outer ground-floor windows are tripartite, all in plain reveals and tooled architraves, those to ground floor have acanthus embellishments to sills. INTERIOR: retains original joinery including panelled shutters; 2 dogleg staircases with lion's paw foot to run-out balustrade, turned balusters. Some marble fireplaces. Moulded cornices and ceiling roses. 4-panel doors. Occupies a prominent corner site.
Listing NGR: SO9600222594
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475410
- 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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