Montpellier House (East Part)
MONTPELLIER HOUSE (EAST PART), SUFFOLK SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387988
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Montpellier House (East Part)
- Statutory Address:
- MONTPELLIER HOUSE (EAST PART), SUFFOLK SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387988
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Montpellier House (East Part)
- Statutory Address 1:
- MONTPELLIER HOUSE (EAST PART), 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:
- MONTPELLIER HOUSE (EAST PART), 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 94462 21518
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9421NW SUFFOLK SQUARE 630-1/17/879 (South side) 01/03/55 Montpellier House (east part) (Formerly Listed as: SUFFOLK SQUARE Roderic House)
GV II
Also known as: Suffolk Mews SUFFOLK SQUARE. House, now flats. 1832, with later additions and alterations. Architect, Edward Jenkins. Ashlar over brick with concealed roof. Double depth plan with central hallway and range at right. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 7 first-floor windows arranged 1:2:1:2:1; with 2-storey-on-basement, 7-first-floor window range to right. Main range: end and centre breakforwards. Ashlar detailing includes pilasters with egg-and-dart caps to end breakforwards; tooled architraves to widows, those to ends at ground floor have pediments on console brackets, otherwise ground floor windows have frieze and cornice; first floor widows have eared architraves, those to centre and outer bays have frieze and cornice, that to centre on console brackets. 6/6 sashes, that to centre, first floor a 6/6 between 2/2 sash, in plain reveals and with sills. Basement has 6/6 sashes. Central entrance has flight of roll-edged steps to pedimented Doric portico with 2 pairs of fluted columns and entablature with triglyphs and metopes. Within a 6-panel double, part-glazed doors between sidelights and overlight with margin-lights. Range to right has end Doric pilasters through 2 floors and to next two windows, crowning entablature; pilaster strips to second floor, crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course. All windows in tooled surrounds, that to first floor at centre has cornice on consoles, otherwise eared architraves to first floor. Central window is tripartite, with 6/6 between 2/2 sashes to first floor and 3/3 between 1/1 sashes to ground floor; otherwise 6/6 sashes. Rear has 4 tripartite windows with 6/6 between 2/2 sashes. Left return has 3 first-floor windows: either blind openings or replacement 6/6 sashes. INTERIOR: retains original joinery including panelled shutters to windows; open-well staircase with lozenge and oval iron balustrade and wreathed handrail; otherwise not inspected. 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 to developer James Fisher. The Square is shown as planned but not complete on the Post Office Map of 1820. Abuts Montpellier House (west part) to right. Part of a very distinguished group of buildings in Suffolk Square. (Blake S: Notes).
Listing NGR: SO9446021495
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475984
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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