The Woodlands and Attached Railings
THE WOODLANDS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 71, RODNEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387779
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Woodlands and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- THE WOODLANDS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 71, RODNEY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387779
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Woodlands and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WOODLANDS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 71, RODNEY ROAD
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:
- THE WOODLANDS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 71, RODNEY 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 94865 22134
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9422SE RODNEY ROAD 630-1/13/789 (North West side) 05/05/72 No.71 The Woodlands and attached railings
GV II
Villa, now offices and attached railings. c1809-1820, shown on Post Office Map of 1820, with later alterations and restorations. Pinkish-brown brick in English garden wall bond with stucco to front and sides, hipped slate roof, rear brick stack and cast- and wrought-iron railings and porch. L-plan with service range to infill. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 3 first-floor windows. First floor has 6/6 sashes; ground floor has 8/8 sashes, all in plain reveals and with sills. Basement has 3/3 sashes. Central entrance, flight of replacement roll-edged steps to double 6-panel doors with sidelights and fanlight with teardrop and circle glazing bars. To right return and rear are 6/6 and 3/3 ogee-headed sashes. To left return a canted bay window with 6/6 between 2/2 sashes. Decorative ogeed barge-boards to eaves. Rear: basket arch to basement (now infilled). INTERIOR: stairhall has elliptical arch, within an open-well staircase with stick balusters, wreathed handrail and carved tread ends. Room to right has built-in Regency mahogany cabinet. Panelled shutters to windows. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: stick balusters to sides of steps; porch has trellis-work panels, possibly the earliest cast panels in Cheltenham. Spearhead forecourt railings. Window box to canted bay has scroll motifs. HISTORICAL NOTE: this building may have originally been a mill. Occupies a good corner site at the junction of Rodney Road and Regent Street. (Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 24; Gloucestershire Society of Industrial Archaeology Journal: Chatwin A: Cheltenham Mills: 1993-: 5; Post Office Map: Cheltenham: 1820-).
Listing NGR: SO9486722138
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475771
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 24
Chatwin, A, Gloucestershire Society of Industrial Archaeology Journal in Cheltenham Mills, (1993), 5
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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