LEWESHAM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS

LEWESHAM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 66, SUFFOLK ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387962
Date first listed:: 05-May-1972
List Entry Name:: LEWESHAM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: LEWESHAM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 66, SUFFOLK ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387962
Date first listed:: 05-May-1972
Date of most recent amendment:: 26-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: LEWESHAM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: LEWESHAM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 66, SUFFOLK ROAD

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:: LEWESHAM HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 66, SUFFOLK 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 94420 21480

Details

CHELTENHAM

SO9421SW SUFFOLK ROAD 630-1/22/865 (South side) 05/05/72 No.66 Lewesham House and attached railings

II

Formerly known as: Bahama Villas SUFFOLK ROAD. House and attached railings. c1820-34. Ashlar over brick with concealed roof and stucco left end and ridge stacks, wrought-iron area railings. Single-depth plan with full-height service range to rear. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 4 first-floor windows, with 2nd and 4th windows in breakforwards. Ashlar detailing includes ground-floor rustication to breakforwards, drawn into voussoirs over windows; first-floor band; crowning entablature. Ground floor has segmental-arched windows with 6/6 between 2/2 tripartite, arched sashes; first floor has 6/6 sashes; all in plain reveals and with sills, those to first floor have incised Greek key ornament to surrounds. Basement has 8/8 sashes. Entrance to right, 6-fielded-panel door with fanlight with radial glazing bars, architrave has fluted Doric half-columns. Rear retains 6/6 sashes with margin-lights, 3/6 sashes. INTERIOR: retains original joinery and plasterwork including panelled shutters to windows; inner hall with egg-and-dart frieze and acanthus modillion cornice; mainly 6-panel doors with panelled reveals and tooled architraves and fleurons to angles; tooled architraves to windows; cornice and ceiling friezes to main rooms; central ceiling rose; Regency fireplace with circle motif to corners and iron grate; original roller blind behind pelmet to first-floor, front room; staircase to centre hall has stick balusters and wreathed handrail. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area balustrade has scrolled lozenge balustrade in process of restoration at time of Review. HISTORICAL NOTE: Suffolk Road shown on Merrett's 1834 Map as Commercial Street. (Merrett HS: Plan of the Town of Cheltenham: 1834-).

Listing NGR: SO9441721480

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Legacy System number:: 475957
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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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.