Sligo House
Sligo House, 2, Wellington Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387603
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Sligo House
- Statutory Address:
- Sligo House, 2, Wellington Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387603
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Sligo House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Sligo House, 2, Wellington Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DY
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:
- Sligo House, 2, Wellington Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DY
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 95452 22933
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 July 2024 to amend the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards.
SO9522NW
630-1/10/712
CHELTENHAM
WELLINGTON ROAD (north west side)
No 2 Sligo House
(Formerly listed as Sligo House, PRESTBURY ROAD, previously listed as PRESTBURY ROAD (North side) Christie College)
05/05/72
GV
II
Villa. 1839-40. Edward Cope, builder. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof with two rear stucco stacks.
EXTERIOR: two storeys on basement, three first floor windows. Stucco detailing includes tooled architraves to ground floor windows with broken segmental pediments on corbel brackets; first floor sill band; wreath above each first floor window; crowning cornice on paired console brackets. 6/6 sashes throughout, all in plain reveals and with sills; renewed 8/8 sashes to basement. Central entrance, flight of five renewed roll-edged steps to four-raised-and-fielded-panel door with sidelights and divided overlight in tooled architrave. Left return: three first-floor windows, each in stepped-forward range and that to right in full-height bow. 6/6 sashes, those to bow are curved on section and similar stucco detailing.
INTERIOR: noted as having retained original joinery including panelled shutters.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: to sides of steps a stuccoed balustrade with blind oval motif and cylindrical end piers.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the north west side of Prestbury Road was built upon first 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. Built by Edward Cope, a leading local builder and speculator who was responsible for laying out the area around Pittville Circus, it was sold in March 1847 to John Bird of the East India Company for £2060. Originally known as Alwington Villa.
One of a good group of villas, along with Southend House (No.32) (qv), and Tower House (qv), Prestbury Road and Nos 1and 2, Pittville Circus (qv), at the important junction of Prestbury Road, Wellington Road, Albert Road and Pittville Circus.
(Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 19-20,74).
Listing NGR: SO9544922968
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475578
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 19-20, 74
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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