MONTPELLIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS

MONTPELLIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, SUFFOLK PLACE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387956
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: MONTPELLIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: MONTPELLIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, SUFFOLK PLACE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387956
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
Date of most recent amendment:: 26-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: MONTPELLIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: MONTPELLIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, SUFFOLK PLACE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: MONTPELLIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, SUFFOLK PLACE

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 94353 21750

Details

CHELTENHAM

SO9421NW SUFFOLK PLACE 630-1/17/860 Montpellier House and attached 12/03/55 railings (Formerly Listed as: SUFFOLK PLACE Nos.1-4 (Consecutive) Montpellier House)

GV II

House and attached railings. c1832 with later additions and alterations including c1960s infill at right. Ashlar over brick with concealed roof, end stucco stacks with cornices and iron railings and balcony. Central hallway, double depth plan. EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, on basement to left, 3 first-floor windows. Ashlar detailing includes ground-floor rustication drawn into voussoirs over window; first- and second-floor bands; frieze and cornice over second floor; crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course; tooled architraves to first-, second- and third-floor windows. 6/6 sashes where original, except to centre, first-floor, a 6-pane French window with divided overlight, all with margin-lights; 3/3 sashes to third floor. Ground floor has C20 canted bay window at left and rectangular bay to right, both with casement windows. Central entrance, flight of roll-edged steps to double, 4-panel, part-glazed doors with sidelights and fanlight with decorative glazing bars, within distyle Doric porch with entablature which continues across right bay. Right return (to Lypiatt Road) has similar ashlar detailing with 6/6 sashes, those to third floor with 3/3 sashes and to ground floor a 10-pane French window with margin-lights. INTERIOR: central hallway has embellished cornice and dogleg staircase with iron stick balusters and wreathed handrail. Embellished frieze to right, ground-floor room, otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: first floor has individual balcony to left with Carron Company double-heart-and-anthemion motif and long balcony to right with similar balustrade with single heart and anthemion motif. Area railings to left have spearhead bars and dogbars with anthemion finials to stanchions. To sides of porch are double rod and anthemion railings. HISTORICAL NOTE: shown on Merrett's 1834 Map. Forms a group with No.3 (Barrowby House) and No.4 (Suffolk Court) (qv). (Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham:

1975-1984: 31; Merrett HS: Plan of the Town of Cheltenham: 1834-).

Listing NGR: SO9435121750

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Legacy System number:: 475951
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 31
Merrett, H S , Plan of the Town of Cheltenham, (1834)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.