Numbers 42 and 44 and Attached Railings Walls and Piers
NUMBERS 42 AND 44 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS WALLS AND PIERS, 42 AND 44, PRESTBURY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387595
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 42 and 44 and Attached Railings Walls and Piers
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 42 AND 44 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS WALLS AND PIERS, 42 AND 44, PRESTBURY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387595
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 42 and 44 and Attached Railings Walls and Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 42 AND 44 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS WALLS AND PIERS, 42 AND 44, PRESTBURY ROAD
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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:
- NUMBERS 42 AND 44 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS WALLS AND PIERS, 42 AND 44, PRESTBURY 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 95579 23021
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9523SE PRESTBURY ROAD 630-1/7/704 (North West side) 12/03/55 Nos.42 AND 44 and attached railings, walls and piers (Formerly Listed as: PRESTBURY ROAD (North side) Nos.34-60 (Even))
GV II
Pair of semi-detached villas with attached area and dividing railings and walls and piers to sides. 1839-41. By Abraham Tyler, builder, who completed many houses in Pittville. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof and renewed brick party-wall stack; iron verandahs, window boxes and railings. EXTERIOR: stucco detailing includes first-floor band surmounted by 3 Doric pilasters between centre windows. 6/6 sashes where original, taller to ground floor; all in plain reveals and with sills. Basement has 6/6 sashes. End entrances: flights of steps (roll-edged to left) to 5-panel doors, that to right part-glazed, with sidelights and divided overlights, all with margin-lights. Wide eaves. Roofs have central coped divide and kneelers. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: tent-roofed verandahs have x-and-circle motif to uprights, openwork frieze remains to right, X-motif area railings throughout. Window boxes to ground floor have X-motif. Arrowhead railings between houses. Walls approx 2m high to sides ramped down to piers, that to left shared with No.40 (qv). HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area undertaken for Joseph Pitt in 1835-42, the general layout being designed by the architect John Forbes. Nos 34-60 (even) Prestbury Road (qqv) form a group of semi-detached villas. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 74-75).
Listing NGR: SO9557423020
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475570
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 74-75
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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