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Walnut Villa and Gatepiers

A Grade II Listed Building in Kingswood, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6261 / 51°37'33"N

Longitude: -2.3679 / 2°22'4"W

OS Eastings: 374630

OS Northings: 191983

OS Grid: ST746919

Mapcode National: GBR 0MD.VJR

Mapcode Global: VH95F.XD19

Plus Code: 9C3VJJGJ+CR

Entry Name: Walnut Villa and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 30 June 1961

Last Amended: 9 September 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1238211

English Heritage Legacy ID: 415642

ID on this website: 101238211

Location: Kingswood, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL12

County: Gloucestershire

District: Stroud

Civil Parish: Kingswood

Built-Up Area: Kingswood

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Kingswood St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


ST 79 SW KINGSWOOD OLD RECTORY ROAD
(east side)

7/278 Walnut Villa (formerly listed
in Rectory Road) and gatepiers
30.6.61


II


Detached house. Early C18. Roughcast with flush quoins, hipped
Cotswold stone slate roof, brick end stacks. L-shape with later
small rear extensions, 2 storeys. 3 windows, widely spaced 8-pane
sashes with moulded wood architraves, ground floor has twin 8-pane
sashes to each side and central doorcase with flat hood on plain
brackets, 2-pane transom light, 4 long fielded panels to door, up 3
worn semi-circular stone steps.
Interior: hall has fine turned baluster open well staircase with
wreathed and ramped handrail, and room to right of hall on ground
floor has shell niche in cupboard to right of fireplace with all
original scagliola and figured paintwork (reputed to be only
surviving of a pair). Gatepiers are in dressed stone, panelled on
bases, with moulded stone cornices and what appear to be medieval
carved flat circular "finials", reputed to come from the Abbey
Gate-house (q.v.).


Listing NGR: ST7463091983

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