St Gregorys Priory
ST GREGORYS PRIORY, 10, ST JAMES'S SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387868
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- St Gregorys Priory
- Statutory Address:
- ST GREGORYS PRIORY, 10, ST JAMES'S SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387868
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- St Gregorys Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST GREGORYS PRIORY, 10, ST JAMES'S SQUARE
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:
- ST GREGORYS PRIORY, 10, ST JAMES'S SQUARE
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 94556 22527
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9422NE ST JAMES'S SQUARE 630-1/9/834 (East side) 12/03/55 No.10 St Gregory's Priory (Formerly Listed as: ST JAMES'S SQUARE (East side) No.10 St Gregory's Convent)
GV II
House, now priory. c1830-34 with later additions and alterations. Ashlar over brick (stuccoed at right) with concealed roof, end stucco stacks with cornices and iron balconies. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement, 3 first-floor windows, with blind entrance bay set back to right and further single-storey range at right. Ashlar detailing includes end Doric pilasters to main range, surmounted by crowning entablature. Ground-floor string course, first- and second-floor bands; tooled architraves to first-floor windows. 6/6 sashes, in plain reveals and with sills. Basement has 6/6 sashes. Entrance at right has flight of 4 roll-edged steps to part-glazed double doors with overlight set behind 2 Doric columns with entablature which are surmounted by overhang. Right range has central multi-pane fixed light with tooled architrave, cornice on consoles, between 2 round-arched fixed lights, low parapet and copings. Otherwise right return has 6/6 and 3/6 sashes. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: individual balconies to ground and second floors have lozenge pattern with cast lead tassels, the design derived from L N Cottingham, plate 16. First floor has Carron Company double-heart-and-anthemion motif to continuous balcony. HISTORICAL NOTE: Tennyson lived here. (Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 35).
Listing NGR: SO9456022524
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475860
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 35
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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