NUMBERS 1 TO 11 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 1 TO 9

NUMBERS 1 TO 11 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 1 TO 9, 1 TO 11 AND 15, PITTVILLE LAWN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387453
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: NUMBERS 1 TO 11 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 1 TO 9
Statutory Address:: NUMBERS 1 TO 11 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 1 TO 9, 1 TO 11 AND 15, PITTVILLE LAWN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387453
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: NUMBERS 1 TO 11 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 1 TO 9
Statutory Address 1:: NUMBERS 1 TO 11 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 1 TO 9, 1 TO 11 AND 15, PITTVILLE LAWN

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Statutory Address:: NUMBERS 1 TO 11 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 1 TO 9, 1 TO 11 AND 15, PITTVILLE LAWN

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County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cheltenham (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SO 95334 22881

Details

CHELTENHAM

SO9522NW PITTVILLE LAWN 630-1/10/656 (East side) 12/03/55 Nos.1-11 AND 15 (Odd) and attached railings to Nos 1-9

GV II

Terrace of 7 houses, now flats and hotel, and attached area railings to Nos 1-9 (odd). Numbered right to left, described left to right. 1833-4 by Robert Stokes, architect. Stucco over brick with concealed roof, brick and stucco party wall stacks and iron railings and balconies. PLAN: mainly side entrances and with service ranges to rear. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys on basement, and single-storey entrance bay to left, 19 first-floor windows (3 per house, except No 15 has 1). Stucco detailing includes horizontal rustication to ground floor with voussoirs over openings and first-floor band; crowning architrave, frieze and dentil cornice with blocking course. Mainly 6/6 sashes where original, house to left has one tripartite window to each floor, 2/2 horizontal-pane sashes to ground and first floors, 6/6 between 2/2 sashes to second floor; basement has 8/8 sashes where original, all in plain reveals and with sills. Entrances (4 to left and 2 to right and to right return): flights of roll-edged steps to 4-panel doors, with overlights, some with margin-lights, that to left set back in solid porch with pilasters, frieze and cornice. Right return: 3-window range; central entrance in distyle fluted Doric porch, within are 4-panel, studded double doors with overlight, solid arcaded balustrade to sides of porch. Left return has blind windows and 6/6 sashes. INTERIOR: retain original joinery including panelled shutters to some windows, and original plasterwork including cornices and ceiling roses; otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: continuous balustrade, except to right, has anthemions and embellished rods, derived from Henry Shaw's design for Upper Woburn Place; Nos 3 and 5 have verandahs with anthemions to uprights and tent roofs and with openwork frieze to No.3. Ornate low balustrade above porch. Area railings and gates and railings to sides of steps have spearheads with covered vase finials to stanchions. Right return has scrolled window boxes to second floor. HISTORICAL NOTE: Built as part of the development of this area undertaken for Joseph Pitt in 1825-42, the general layout being designed by the architect John Forbes. Stokes had bought Nos 1 and 7; No.9 was to be built of 'of such elevation as

hath been drawn up by Mr Robert Stokes' by William Gurner of Stroud. General Sir James 'Buster' Brown (1839-96) lived at No.3. All the listed buildings along Pittville Lawn form a good group. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 69-70; Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 41).

Listing NGR: SO9534622899

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Legacy System number:: 475414
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 69-70
Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 41

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.