Wellesley House, Daylesford House and Beckaford House and Attached Railings
WELLESLEY HOUSE, DAYLESFORD HOUSE AND BECKAFORD HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388208
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Wellesley House, Daylesford House and Beckaford House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- WELLESLEY HOUSE, DAYLESFORD HOUSE AND BECKAFORD HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WELLINGTON SQUARE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388208
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Wellesley House, Daylesford House and Beckaford House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- WELLESLEY HOUSE, DAYLESFORD HOUSE AND BECKAFORD HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 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:
- WELLESLEY HOUSE, DAYLESFORD HOUSE AND BECKAFORD HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 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 95200 23101
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9523SW WELLINGTON SQUARE 630-1/6/997 (East side) 12/03/55 Wellesley House, Daylesford House and Beckaford House and attached railings
GV II
Terrace of 3 houses. 1838-9, and 1840 (Wellesley House). Stucco over brick with concealed roof, end and party-wall brick and stucco stacks and wrought-iron verandahs, balcony and iron railings. Double depth plan with side hallways. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys with basement, 9 first-floor windows (3 per house). Stucco detailing includes horizontal rustication to ground floor drawn into voussoirs over openings. Elliptically-arched recesses to windows. Crowning entablature and blocking course. 6/6 sashes throughout, taller to first floor, all in plain reveals and with sills and most with blind boxes; basement has 8/8 sashes. Entrances to right, left and right, flights of steps to 4-panel, part-glazed doors with sidelights and overlights with margin-lights. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: spearhead railings to sides of steps. Verandahs to right and continuous balcony to left at first floor have Carron Company single heart and anthemion motif, verandahs have scrolled lozenge with openwork friezes and tent roofs. All the listed buildings in Wellington Square form a good group, laid out around a grassed central area. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 65).
Listing NGR: SO9520723092
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476206
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988)
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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