Pittville House
PITTVILLE HOUSE, 1 AND 2, WELLINGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388186
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Pittville House
- Statutory Address:
- PITTVILLE HOUSE, 1 AND 2, WELLINGTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388186
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Pittville House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PITTVILLE HOUSE, 1 AND 2, WELLINGTON ROAD
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:
- PITTVILLE HOUSE, 1 AND 2, WELLINGTON ROAD
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 95307 22980
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9522NW WELLINGTON ROAD 630-1/10/983 (South side) 12/03/55 Nos.1 AND 2 Pittville House
GV II
Villa, now flats. 1826-7, possibly to designs of John Forbes. Stucco over brick with concealed roof and end stucco stacks. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement and with attic storey, 3 first-floor windows. Double depth plan with central hallway and service range to rear. Central breakforward. Stucco detailing includes plinth surmounted by end Doric pilasters; central 3/4 engaged tetrastyle Composite porch with dentil and modillion entablature and blocking course surmounted by end Doric pilasters to breakforward; continuous architrave, frieze and cornice over first floor; second floor has pilaster strips to ends and to ends of breakforward, incorporated into crowning frieze and cornice with low parapet and copings. Ground and first floor windows have tooled architraves; outer bays have continuous first-floor sill band. Ground floor has 1/1 lugged sashes. First floor has 6/6 sashes. Attic storey has 3/3 sashes. Basement has 10/10 sashes. All windows in plain reveals and with sills. Flight of renewed roll-edged steps to central entrance, double 6-panel doors with overlight with margin-lights. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area undertaken for Joseph Pitt in 1825-42, the general layout being designed by the architect John Forbes. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 68).
Listing NGR: SO9531122979
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476184
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 68
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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