LAUREL LODGE AND PERCY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS TO LAUREL LODGE

LAUREL LODGE AND PERCY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS TO LAUREL LODGE, WELLINGTON SQUARE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1388206
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: LAUREL LODGE AND PERCY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS TO LAUREL LODGE
Statutory Address:: LAUREL LODGE AND PERCY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS TO LAUREL LODGE, WELLINGTON SQUARE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1388206
Date first listed:: 12-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: LAUREL LODGE AND PERCY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS TO LAUREL LODGE
Statutory Address 1:: LAUREL LODGE AND PERCY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS TO LAUREL LODGE, WELLINGTON SQUARE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: LAUREL LODGE AND PERCY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS TO LAUREL LODGE, 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 95162 23201

Details

CHELTENHAM

SO9523SW WELLINGTON SQUARE 630-1/6/996 (North side) 12/03/55 Laurel Lodge and Percy House with attached area railings to Laurel Lodge

GV II

Pair of semi-detached villas, now flats with attached area railings to left. 1826-7 for E and E Wallace; in use as a school in 1835. Stucco over brick with concealed roof, stucco party-wall stack and iron area railings. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement and with attic to centre part, 1:3:1 first-floor windows and with blind 2-storey range set back at left. Outer bays break forwards. Stucco detailing includes 4 Doric pilasters through ground and first floors to 3-window range, to ends and between windows, surmounted by frieze, full-height pilasters to ends of breakforwards, and with continuous cornice over first floor. Further outer pilasters and crowning cornice with blocking course with copings to attic. First floor has 10-pane French windows where original, those 3 to centre part have overlights with lattice glazing bars. Ground floor has similar French window with lattice glazing bars to overlight at left, otherwise replacement sashes. Attic has 2/2 horizontal-pane sashes. Basement has C20 windows. All windows in plain reveals and with copings. Entrances to breakforwards: projecting porches have paired Doric pillars with low parapet and copings; within are flights of steps, spreading and roll-edged to left, to 4-panel part-glazed doors and overlights. Further entrance to set-back range at far left has C20 door. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area railings to left have embellished rods. HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area 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, laid out around a central grassed area. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 65).

Listing NGR: SO9516123204

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Legacy System number:: 476204
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 65

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.