Numbers 5 and 6 and Attached Railings
NUMBERS 5 AND 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 5 AND 6, WELL WALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388178
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 5 and 6 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 5 AND 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 5 AND 6, WELL WALK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388178
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 5 and 6 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 5 AND 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 5 AND 6, WELL WALK
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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:
- NUMBERS 5 AND 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 5 AND 6, WELL WALK
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 94769 22505
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9422NE WELL WALK 630-1/9/980 (West side) 05/05/72 Nos.5 AND 6 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: WELL WALK Nos.5, 6 AND 7)
GV II
House, possibly 2 houses, now restaurant and attached railings. c1776-1799 with later additions and alterations, including c1850s and late C20 shop fronts; c1980s skylight windows to attics. Stucco over brick with artificial slate roof and brick right end stack and iron railings. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys on basement with attic, 2 first-floor windows. First floor has 2 canted bay windows with 6/6 between 2/2 sashes, that to right continues from ground floor. Second floor has two 4/4 sashes in plain reveals and with sills. Ground floor has steps to 2 central entrances, a part-glazed door (at left) and a 6-panel door, the upper 4 panels glazed (at right). To left a tall canted bay with multi-pane glazing and frieze; to right a canted bay with multi-pane glazing and frieze. To entrances and left part are fluted pilasters with fleurons. Basement at right has double doors, part-glazed. Raised and coped gable end to right with kneeler. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings to sides of steps have stick balusters with wreathed handrail. Area railings renewed. HISTORICAL NOTE: HS Merrett, architect and surveyor to the Pittville Estate (1835-6) lived at No.6 in 1835. Well Walk (or Old Well Walk as it was known in the C19) was laid out by Andrews, the town surveyor, in 1743 to designs supplied by Norborne Berkeley, as a long avenue of elms extending for over 900 yards past Henry Skillicorne's original Pump Room and Well to the lower part of what is now Bayshill Road. As such this Walk, with its C18 houses, is an important survival of the C18 spa town development and frames one of the main entrance ways to the Parish Church of St Mary, Church Street (qv). Forms a group with No.7 Well Walk (qv) and Bank House, Nos 45 and 47 Clarence Street (qv). (Cheltenham Local History Society Journal: Blake S: Henry Merrett's Plan of Cheltenham: 1983-; Little B: Cheltenham: London: 1952-: 34).
Listing NGR: SO9476822507
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476176
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Little, B, Cheltenham, (1952), 34
Blake, S, Cheltenham Local History Society Journal in Henry Merretts Plan of Cheltenham, (1983)
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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