Avondale House
AVONDALE HOUSE, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388197
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Avondale House
- Statutory Address:
- AVONDALE HOUSE, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388197
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Avondale House
- Statutory Address 1:
- AVONDALE HOUSE, WELLINGTON 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:
- AVONDALE HOUSE, WELLINGTON 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 95133 23054
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9523SW WELLINGTON SQUARE 630-1/6/990 (South side) 05/05/72 Avondale House
GV II
Villa, now flats. 1834-5. Built for Lt-Col Thomas Barron of the East India Company. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof and central and right end stuccoed stacks. Double depth plan with entrance to left return. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement, 5 first-floor windows. Stucco detailing includes end pilasters with sunk panels; tooled architraves to ground and first-floor windows, those to ground floor also with frieze and cornice; crowning cornice. Ground and first floors have 6/6 sashes, basement has 2/2 sashes, all in plain reveals and with sills. Left return: 4 first-floor windows. Similar pilaster to right end with sunk panel; breakforward to 3 left windows. First floor: blind window then three 2/2 sashes. Ground floor has 6/6 sash and blind opening. Off-centre left entrance in solid porch with 2 pairs of Doric pilasters with frieze and cornice with blocking course, flight of steps to double 4-panel studded doors and overlight with margin-lights; sides of porch have 1/1 sashes. Rear retains 6/6 sashes. INTERIOR: reputed to retain original joinery including panelled shutters. 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. All the listed buildings in Wellington Square form a good group around a central grassed area. Occupies an important corner position.
Listing NGR: SO9513123051
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476195
- 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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