Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9422SE CRESCENT TERRACE 630-1/13/300 (North East side) 12/03/55 Nos.1-4 (Consecutive) and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: CLARENCE PARADE (North East side) No.11) (Formerly Listed as: CRESCENT TERRACE Nos.1-4 (Consecutive))

GV II

Includes: Nos.16 AND 17 CLARENCE PARADE. Terrace of 5 houses, now offices and shop with flats over, with attached railings. c1820-1850 with later alterations including c1980s ground-floor shop front to Nos 16 and 17, Clarence Parade (at right). Stucco over brick with concealed roof, brick party-wall stacks between Nos 1 and 2, and cast- and wrought iron verandahs and railings. PLAN: double depth with side stairhalls and full-height service ranges to rear. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys with basements, 15 first-floor windows (3 per house). Central pedimented breakforward and end breakforwards. Stucco detailing includes ground-floor rustication with voussoirs over openings except at right; first- and second-floor bands; crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course. First and second floors have 6/6 sashes throughout, taller to first floor. 1/1 sashes to ground floor. Basement has 3/6 and 6/6 sashes. Entrances (except to right): flights of roll-edged steps (where original) to 5-panel doors (3 to left, 1 to right) with side-lights and segmentally arched fanlights with batwing-type glazing bars. To right a glazed shop front with glazed door. Blocking course. Left return has 4 + 1 first-floor windows, mainly blind, otherwise 6/6 sashes and 1/1 sashes with margin-lights. INTERIOR: original joinery and plasterwork remains with narrow-open-well staircase to Nos 16 & 17 Clarence Parade with stick balusters and wreathed handrail; plasterwork includes cornices with acanthus moulding. Otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: all except No.1 (at left) have first-floor verandahs with rod-and-concentric-circle-motif and scrolls to uprights. Fleurs-de-lys to bars of area railings and to sides of steps, except at right. Stucco balcony to left has pierced balustrade.

Listing NGR: SO9475522411

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