Electricity House
ELECTRICITY HOUSE, 55, ST GEORGES PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387829
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Electricity House
- Statutory Address:
- ELECTRICITY HOUSE, 55, ST GEORGES PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387829
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1983
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Electricity House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ELECTRICITY HOUSE, 55, ST GEORGES PLACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- ELECTRICITY HOUSE, CLARENCE STREET
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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:
- ELECTRICITY HOUSE, 55, ST GEORGES PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- ELECTRICITY HOUSE, CLARENCE STREET
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 94684 22560
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9422NE ST GEORGE'S PLACE 630-1/9/814 (West side) 14/12/83 No.55 Electricity House (Formerly Listed as: ST GEORGE'S PLACE Electricity House)
GV II
Includes: Electricity House CLARENCE STREET. Electricity sub-station. 1894-5. Probably designed by Joseph Hall, borough engineer. Red brick with gauged red brick, terracotta, ashlar and rough stone dressings, concealed roof except to outshut a slate roof; tall brick end stack to west has cornice and copings. Italian Gothic style, based on the Strozzi Palace (1489), Florence. Rectangular block with outshut to north. EXTERIOR: main (south) facade to Clarence Street: 3 storeys, 3 first floor windows. Rough stone plinth with central blocked arch. Ground floor has 2 outer round-arched windows with 6-pane casements and gauged brick arch to head. Moulded terracotta band; continuous sill band, outer 6/6 sashes, to centre a triple window has fixed-light multi-pane casement windows with paired columns with foliate capitals between, continuous band over, moulded frieze and cornice surmounted by blind round-arched arcade with short pilasters with foliate capitals and rubbed brick arches above, brattished frieze, deep cogged band, cornice and further crowning blind arcade and cornice. West facade: 1 bay deep with set-back outshut. Decorative features continue from south facade; ground floor has round-arched opening; first stage has 6/6 sash. Entrance to outshut a panelled door with overlight with lettering 'Electricity ...'. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: this sub-station was part of Cheltenham's first electricity supply (1895). Here 2000 volts was transformed down to 100 volts at the unusual frequency of 94 Hz. In 1907 the sub-station was converted into electricity offices, but the building has reverted to its original use as a sub-station. Cheltenham Civic Society/ Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology plaque. Occupies a good corner site, forming part of a distinguished group of Victorian buildings (within the Regency new town) which include the Library, Museum and Art Gallery (qv) and Church of St Matthew (qv), Clarence Street; and Shaftesbury
Hall, St George's Place (qv). (Cheltenham Local History Society Journal: Beacham R: The Clarence Street Palazzo: 1983-).
Listing NGR: SO9468322565
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475821
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Beacham, R, Cheltenham Local History Society Journal in The Clarence Street Palazzo, (1983)
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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