Bilbrook House and Attached Railings
BILBROOK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WINCHCOMBE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388234
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Bilbrook House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- BILBROOK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WINCHCOMBE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388234
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Bilbrook House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- BILBROOK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WINCHCOMBE STREET
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:
- BILBROOK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WINCHCOMBE STREET
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 95263 22823
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9522NW WINCHCOMBE STREET 630-1/10/1017 (West side) 05/05/72 Bilbrook House and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: WINCHCOMBE STREET (West side) Billbrook House) (Formerly Listed as: CLARENCE ROAD (South side) Nos.1-7 (Consecutive))
GV II
Includes: No.1 CLARENCE ROAD. 2 terraced houses and attached railings. c1831-2. Architect probably John Forbes or WA Watson. Stucco over brick with concealed roof and tall stuccoed party-wall stacks. Gothic style. EXTERIOR: Winchcombe Street facade: 2 storeys and basement, 2+5 first-floor windows, with 2-storey porch to right. 2-window range at left breaks forwards. Stucco details include hoodmoulds with labelstops to most windows, moulded crowning cornice and battlements. Windows mainly have 6/6 sashes with pointed panes to square heads; one 2/2 horizontal-pane sash; French windows above door at left. Entrance to left breakforward a 4-panel part-glazed door; entrance to right a panelled door. Right return has 2 windows per floor: 6/6 and 1/1 sashes with hoodmoulds with labelstops. Clarence Road facade: 2 storeys on basement, 1:4:1 first-floor windows, that to left in recessed 2-lower-storey entrance bay, that to right recessed. Mainly 6/6 sashes with hoodmoulds, one blind window to first floor at left. Crowning cornice and crenellations. Entrance to right in solid crenellated porch a panelled door. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: arrowhead dividing railings. HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area
undertaken for Joseph Pitt in 1825-42, the general layout being designed by architect John Forbes. A good example of Classical articulation given Regency Gothic features. Forms a group with Nos 2-7 Clarence Road (qv). (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 37,58; Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion: Cheltenham: 1993-: 54).
Listing NGR: SO9525722824
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476232
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sampson, A, Blake, S, A Cheltenham Companion, (1993), 54
Blake, S, Pittville 1824-1860, (1988), 37, 58
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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