Dorset House (Shukutoku College)
DORSET HOUSE (SHUKUTOKU COLLEGE), 83, PITTVILLE LAWN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387477
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Dorset House (Shukutoku College)
- Statutory Address:
- DORSET HOUSE (SHUKUTOKU COLLEGE), 83, PITTVILLE LAWN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387477
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Dorset House (Shukutoku College)
- Statutory Address 1:
- DORSET HOUSE (SHUKUTOKU COLLEGE), 83, PITTVILLE LAWN
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:
- DORSET HOUSE (SHUKUTOKU COLLEGE), 83, 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 95475 23333
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9523SW PITTVILLE LAWN 630-1/6/672 (East side) 12/03/55 No.83 Dorset House (Shukutoku College) (Formerly Listed as: PITTVILLE LAWN (East side) No.83 Dorset House)
GV II
Villa. 1839-40. Architect probably John Forbes; built by Edward Billings, builder, and sold to Honourable Andrew Ramsey for »2,800 on 27.06.1842. Stucco over brick with slate roof and iron verandah. L-shaped on plan, with projecting pedimented main facade. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement and with attics, 3 first-floor windows, with 2-storey entrance bay set back to right. Stucco detailing includes end Doric pillars and 3/4 engaged Ionic columns in antis, the antae capitals being enriched with egg-and-dart moulding surmounted by continuous dentil entablature, and pediment to projecting range, with crowning acanthus-carved urn finials; horizontal rustication to main range up to first-floor windows which have tooled and eared architraves on feet, and decorative bands above. 1/1 replacement sashes. Entrance to angle, steps to double 4-panel studded doors with overlight with margin-lights, within doorcase with fluted Ionic columns in antis with dentil entablature. Attics have 3-pane lights. The front elevation is repeated on the south (right) return with 2 attached fluted Ionic columns in antis, 4 first-floor windows; central breakforward has end pilasters; 6/6 sashes and blind openings, all in tooled architraves. Conservatory at right has 6/6 sashes and Doric pilasters between, and with hipped roof. INTERIOR: mainly intact with plasterwork including bold acanthus frieze to drawing room, marble fireplaces, dogleg staircase with rod and bobbin balusters. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: rear ground-floor verandah has anthemion motif to uprights and openwork scalloped frieze. HISTORICAL NOTE: this is the most ambitious and architecturally notable of the fine group of villas at Pittville Lawn. It was 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. Home of the patriotic Whinyates family who in the mid- and late-C19
provided 3 generals and one admiral from a family of 4 boys. All the villas along Pittville Lawn form a distinguished architectural group. Verey rightly considers this to be 'the most ambitious of the neo-Greek villas'. (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; Merrett HS: Plan of the Town of Cheltenham: 1834-).
Listing NGR: SO9547823331
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475440
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2 The Vale and The Forest of Dean, (1970), 152
Merrett, H S, Plan of the Town of Cheltenham, (1834)
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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