The Beeches (Number 22) And Bicknor (Number 23)
THE BEECHES (NUMBER 22) AND BICKNOR (NUMBER 23), 22 AND 23, SUFFOLK SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387981
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Beeches (Number 22) And Bicknor (Number 23)
- Statutory Address:
- THE BEECHES (NUMBER 22) AND BICKNOR (NUMBER 23), 22 AND 23, SUFFOLK SQUARE
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387981
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- The Beeches (Number 22) And Bicknor (Number 23)
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BEECHES (NUMBER 22) AND BICKNOR (NUMBER 23), 22 AND 23, SUFFOLK 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:
- THE BEECHES (NUMBER 22) AND BICKNOR (NUMBER 23), 22 AND 23, SUFFOLK 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 94361 21603
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9421NW SUFFOLK SQUARE 630-1/17/873 (West side) 12/03/55 Nos.22 AND 23 The Beeches (No.22) and Bicknor (No.23) (Formerly Listed as: SUFFOLK SQUARE No.23 The Beeches and Bicknor (No.23))
GV II
Pair of semi-detached villas, now house to left and flats to right. c1823-34 with later additions and alterations including later C19 range to left. Ashlar and stucco over brick with concealed roof and stucco end and ridge stacks. PLAN: double depth with stairwell between front and rear rooms. EXTERIOR: main range of 3 storeys on basement, 5 first-floor windows, between 2-storey entrance bays and with 2-storey bay set back to left. End bays of main range break forwards and have pilasters to angles through ground and first floors surmounted by continuous entablature, with further pilasters to second floor and crowning entablature with blocking course. Ashlar detailing includes tooled architraves to windows, those to ground floor with frieze and cornices. 6/6 sashes where original, to left set-back bay at ground floor a tripartite window with 2/2 sashes, all in plain reveals and with sills. Basement has 8/8 sashes. Entrances: that to left in open Doric porch with triglyphs and metopes (surmounted by first floor); 8-panel door with overlight. To right and 8-panel door with sidelights and overlight in round-arched arcade. INTERIOR: retain many original features, that to left (No.22) has open-well staircase with rod and bobbin balusters. Plasterwork includes deep friezes and ceiling friezes; ceiling roses. Joinery includes panelled shutters to windows with tooled surrounds; architraves to doors with Greek key motif and cornices. Room to left addition has cornice with grapes and shields, white marble fireplace. Otherwise not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: Suffolk Square occupies land bought by the Earl of Suffolk from the de la Bere's, on which he had built Suffolk House for his own residence, his daughter later sold much of the land, on which Suffolk Square now stands, developed by James Fisher from 1823. Many villas shown as built on Merrett's 1834 Map. All the listed buildings in Suffolk Square form a very
distinguished group. (Merrett HS: Plan of the Town of Cheltenham: 1834-; Blake S: Notes).
Listing NGR: SO9435621598
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475977
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
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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