Napier House and Attached Wall and Pier
1, PARK PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387965
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Napier House and Attached Wall and Pier
- Statutory Address:
- 1, PARK PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387965
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Napier House and Attached Wall and Pier
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1, PARK PLACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- NAPIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL AND PIER, 74, SUFFOLK STREET
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:
- 1, PARK PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- NAPIER HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL AND PIER, 74, SUFFOLK 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 94352 21498
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9421NW SUFFOLK ROAD 630-1/17/866 (South side) 05/05/72 No.74 Napier House and attached wall and pier (Formerly Listed as: SUFFOLK ROAD No.74 (Even)) (Formerly Listed as: PARK PLACE (West side) No.1)
GV II
Formerly known as: Nos.1 AND 2 ANDOVER PLACE. Includes: No.1 PARK PLACE. 2 houses, now house at left and offices to right with attached wall and pier. c1820-34. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof to centre part, ridge stucco stacks and end brick stacks; wrought-iron balconies and porch. Pinkish-brown brick wall and stucco pier. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basements and with attics, 6 first-floor windows (arranged 1:4:1). Stucco detailing includes pilasters to ends of main range and to party-wall with sunk panels; first-floor band with foliate decoration; friezes with scroll decoration. Wide eaves. 6/6 sashes throughout (including to basement) in plain reveals and with sills. End entrances, that to right set back beneath first floor, have French windows to left and 5-panel, part-glazed door with sidelights and overlight to right. Recess at right has Doric pilasters. Attic roof dormer has casement windows, otherwise skylight. Left return has 3 first-floor windows. First-floor band; low parapet and copings. 6/6 sashes. Entrance at end, round-arched opening with embellished imposts, within a flight of curved steps to 6-panel double-doors, fanlight with decorative glazing to its left. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: individual first-floor balconies have embellished rods. Ground floor to left has long balcony with web motif and further balcony with scrolled lozenge motif. Porch to left has tent roof and anthemion brackets. Chatwin regards the long balcony at No.1, Park Place as 'outstanding'. Wall approx 5m long with rusticated pier on chamfered plinth and with dentil cornice and pineapple finial. HISTORICAL NOTE: Shown as Andover Place on Merrett's Map of
1834. Suffolk Road is shown on Merrett's 1834 Map as Commercial Street. Forms a similar pair with Nos 76 and 78 Suffolk Place (qv) and abuts Tunstall House, No.3 Park Place (qv) to rear. (Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 34; Merrett HS: Plan of the Town of Cheltenham: 1834-).
Listing NGR: SO9434421495
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475960
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 34
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.
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