Former Gas Nightclub
Former Gas Nightclub, Gibson House, St James Square, GL50 3QG
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387873
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Former Gas Nightclub
- Statutory Address:
- Former Gas Nightclub, Gibson House, St James Square, GL50 3QG
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387873
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Former Gas Nightclub
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former Gas Nightclub, Gibson House, St James Square, GL50 3QG
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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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:
- Former Gas Nightclub, Gibson House, St James Square, GL50 3QG
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 94536 22572
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 6 October 2022 to amend the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards
SO9422NE
630-1/9/837
CHELTENHAM
ST JAMES'S SQUARE (North side)
Gibson House
Former Gas Nightclub
(Formerly Listed as Gas Nightclub, previously Listed as: ST JAMES'S SQUARE (North side) Premises occupied by Barnby Bendall and Co Ltd)
12/03/55
GV
II
Two houses, now nightclub. c1805 with C20 alterations to interior. Ashlar over brick with stucco over brick to left, concealed roof and iron balcony.
EXTERIOR: four storeys, six first-floor windows (3:3). That part to left recessed slightly. Ground floor has two inserted elliptically-arched recesses to left part, with C20 doors. To right, ground floor are three tall 6/6 sashes in wider and taller round-arched recesses forming arcade on pilasters. First-floor band. First floor has tall 6/9 sashes, those to left with fluted architraves and floating cornices, two to far right have frieze and stepped cornices on console brackets, and with pediment to second to right. Second-floor sill band. Second floor has 6/6 sashes. Third floor has 3/3 sashes with sills. All in plain reveals. Crowning frieze, cornice and blocking course.
Right return: four storeys, four first-floor windows and three-storey, three-window range set back slightly. Right end pilaster to full height. Ground floor has off-centre right entrance: C20 glazed doors with fanlight in wide, round-arched opening; two 6/6 sashes and blind opening. First-floor sill band. Above entrance a 6/9 staircase sash, otherwise three blind openings. Second-floor sill band; outer blind windows and two 6/6 sashes. Third floor has blind outer windows and two 3/3 sashes. Entablature continues from front facade. Three-storey range has C20 glazing and glazed door. First floor has 6/9 sashes; first- and second-floor sill bands; cornice and blocking course.
INTERIOR: retains dogleg staircase with stick balusters and wreathed handrail to right part. Some original plasterwork remains.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: main range at right has first-floor balcony with rod-and-central-circle motif and half-circles to friezes. Ironwork a similar design to houses on St George's Place (qqv) and No.112 London Road (qv).
(Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 19).
Listing NGR: SO9452922570
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475865
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 19
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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