Ellingham House (Numbers 1 and 2) And Attached Area Railings
ELLINGHAM HOUSE (NUMBERS 1 AND 2) AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 79, PITTVILLE LAWN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387476
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Ellingham House (Numbers 1 and 2) And Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- ELLINGHAM HOUSE (NUMBERS 1 AND 2) AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 79, PITTVILLE LAWN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387476
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Ellingham House (Numbers 1 and 2) And Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- ELLINGHAM HOUSE (NUMBERS 1 AND 2) AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 79, PITTVILLE LAWN
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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:
- ELLINGHAM HOUSE (NUMBERS 1 AND 2) AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 79, PITTVILLE LAWN
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 95469 23295
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9523SW PITTVILLE LAWN 630-1/6/671 (East side) 12/03/55 No.79 Ellingham House (Nos.1 and 2) and attached area railings (Formerly Listed as: PITTVILLE LAWN (East side) No.79 Ellingham House)
GV II
Villa, now flats and attached area railings. 1840-1. Built by Solomom Sims, timber merchant, for Susan Dawson, widow, of Brislington in Somerset. Stucco over brick with concealed roof, brick and stucco side stacks; wrought-iron verandah to right return and area railings to rear. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 4 first-floor windows. Stucco detailing includes Doric pilasters through ground and first floors to ends and between windows, crowning architrave, frieze and cornice; garden facade has similar pilasters, windows have tooled architraves, those to ground floor with cornices on console brackets. 6/6 sashes, all openings in plain reveals and with sills. Entrance to left return, flight of roll-edged steps to porch with Ionic columns in antis, architrave, frieze and cornice with blocking course, within a 4-panel, part-glazed door with sidelights and overlight with glazing bars. Basement has 6/6 sashes where original. Left return has 4 first-floor windows, the outer blind, otherwise 6/6 sashes. Right return has 4 first-floor windows. Central breakforward has end pilasters. 6/6 sashes and blind outer windows, all in tooled architraves. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: verandah to right return with anthemion motif to uprights and openwork scalloped frieze. Area railings to rear have X-motif. 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 Joseph Forbes. All the villas along Pittville Lawn form a distinguished architectural group. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 16-17,72; The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: London: 1970-: 152).
Listing NGR: SO9547423295
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475439
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2 The Vale and The Forest of Dean, (1970), 152
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 16-17, 72
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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