Faithfull House (Central and Southern Parts) And Attached Railings
FAITHFULL HOUSE (CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, SUFFOLK SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387983
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Faithfull House (Central and Southern Parts) And Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- FAITHFULL HOUSE (CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, SUFFOLK SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387983
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Faithfull House (Central and Southern Parts) And Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- FAITHFULL HOUSE (CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, SUFFOLK SQUARE
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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:
- FAITHFULL HOUSE (CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 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 94531 21537
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9421NE SUFFOLK SQUARE 630-1/18/876 (East side) 12/03/55 Faithfull House (central and southern parts) and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: SUFFOLK SQUARE (East side) Faithfull House (Northern portion)) (Formerly Listed as: SUFFOLK SQUARE (East side) Faithfull House (south))
GV II
Terrace of 4 houses, now residential home, and attached railings. c1840s. Probably by Edward Jenkins for developer James Fisher. Stucco over brick with slate roof, end and ridge stacks; iron area railings and balcony. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys on basement, 14 first-floor windows (arranged 1:6:1:6). The 6-window ranges break forwards and are articulated to either side of end windows by Doric pilasters through first and second floors surmounted by dentil entablature to each breakforward; third floor has Doric pilasters above main pilasters and entablature; continuous crowning blocking course and copings. Ground floor has rustication, drawn into voussoirs over openings. Ground floor has round-arched 2/2 sashes with roll-moulded surrounds and chamfered sills. Otherwise 2/2 horizontal-pane sashes, those to first and second floors of breakforwards have tooled architraves, those to ground floor with cornice, those to left part on consoles, otherwise floating. Basements have 6/6 sashes. Paired entrances: some now blocked and with sashes. To left: flight of 4 steps to 4-panel door with margin-lights and segmental-arched overlight (and to blocked entrance); entrances to right now under C20 porch, flight of roll-edged steps to 4-panel part-glazed door, 2 overlights. INTERIOR: some modification to interior but retaining many original features including plasterwork with egg-and-dart cornices, and modillion cornices, grape ceiling friezes; some fireplaces; original joinery includes 3 remaining narrow-open-well staircases with embellished rods and lion's paw newels. Otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: breakforwards each have balconies with embellished Vitruvian scroll motif after LN Cottingham,
similar to those on Royal Parade, Bayshill Road (qv). Area railings have scrolled lozenge and stick motifs, some reset. HISTORICAL NOTE: Suffolk Square occupies land bought by the Earl of Suffolk from the de la Bere's, on which he built Suffolk House for his own residence; his daughter later sold much of the land, on which Suffolk Square now stands. The Square is shown as planned but not complete on the Post Office Map of 1820. Part of a distinguished group of buildings in Suffolk Square. Residential home includes Faithfull House (northern part) (qv). (Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 46; Merrett HS: Plan of the Town of Cheltenham: 1834-; Blake S: Notes).
Listing NGR: SO9453121537
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475979
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Chatwin, A, Cheltenhams Ornamental Ironwork, (1975-1984), 46
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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