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Latitude: 51.8955 / 51°53'43"N
Longitude: -2.0883 / 2°5'17"W
OS Eastings: 394019
OS Northings: 221891
OS Grid: SO940218
Mapcode National: GBR 2MB.0W0
Mapcode Global: VH947.RMC7
Plus Code: 9C3VVWW6+6M
Entry Name: Douro Lodge
Listing Date: 12 March 1955
Last Amended: 26 November 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1104266
English Heritage Legacy ID: 474582
ID on this website: 101104266
Location: Bays Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50
County: Gloucestershire
District: Cheltenham
Electoral Ward/Division: Lansdown
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Cheltenham
Traditional County: Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire
Church of England Parish: Cheltenham Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Gloucester
Tagged with: Gatehouse
CHELTENHAM
SO9421NW DOURO ROAD
630-1/17/301 (East side)
12/03/55 No.1
Douro Lodge
(Formerly Listed as:
DOURO ROAD
Nos.1-6
Douro Lodge)
GV II
Villa now flats. c1830-50. Architects probably RW and C
Jearrad. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof and iron
balconies. Square on plan, double depth with entrance to right
return.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attics and basement, 3 first-floor
windows. Stucco detailing includes moulded plinth; quoins to
angles; moulded first-floor sill band; windows have tooled
architraves, those to ground floor have cornice on consoles,
those to first floor are eared; moulded frieze. Entrance
facade: 6/6 sashes throughout, those to ground floor are
tripartite between 2/2 sashes; blind boxes. Central entrance:
solid porch has paired Ionic pilasters, frieze, cornice and
stepped blocking course; round-arched windows to sides with
keystones; central round-arched opening with keystone and
imposts, within double 4-panel part-glazed doors (the upper
panes rounded) with overlight and keystone in tooled
architrave. 3 attic roof dormers. Garden facade: 6/6 sashes
throughout with blind boxes, those to ground floor are taller;
pedimented attic roof dormers have 3/3 sashes. Basement has
6/6 sashes.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: continuous ground-floor balcony to garden
facade has X-motif balustrade.
Forms a group with Nos 2 and 3 (qv), Nos 4 and 5 (qv), and
No.6 (qv), Douro Road, of overall Classical design with
Italianate touches to the roof and dormers. The symmetrical
design consists of 2 pairs of semi-detached villas between
detached villas.
Listing NGR: SO9402221889
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