Harwood House
HARWOOD HOUSE, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388205
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Harwood House
- Statutory Address:
- HARWOOD HOUSE, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388205
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Harwood House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HARWOOD 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:
- HARWOOD 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 95193 23082
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9523SW WELLINGTON SQUARE 630-1/6/995 (East side) 12/03/55 Harwood House
GV II
Villa. 1834-5, for Col William Larkins Watson of the East India Company. Stucco over brick with concealed roof, left end brick stack and wrought-iron verandah. Double depth plan with entrance to right return. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 4 first-floor windows, those 2 to centre in full-height bow. Ground and first floors have 6/6 sashes, taller to ground floor; all in plain reveals and with sills; blind boxes to ground-floor windows. Basement has 8/8 sashes. Continuous crowning frieze and dentil cornice. Right return has 6/6 sashes; entrance to right in solid porch with Ionic columns in antis, outer Doric pillars, entablature and blocking course, windows with margin-lights and stained glass to sides of porch and within a 4-panel door. 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. All the listed buildings in Wellington Square form a good group around a central grassed area. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 65).
Listing NGR: SO9519623083
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476203
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 65
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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