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SO9421NW
630-1/17/503

CHELTENHAM
LYPIATT ROAD (east side)
Compass House

(Formerly Listed as: LYPIATT ROAD (East side) Burlington House (part))

12/03/55

GV
II
Formerly known as: Elmhurst LYPIATT ROAD.

Villa, now offices. c1826-32; with c1960s range to rear of no special architectural interest. Architect, Edward Jenkins. Ashlar over brick with concealed roof.

EXTERIOR: two storeys, three first floor windows. Ashlar detailing includes outer sunk pilasters, first floor band. Central break forward with ground floor tetrastyle Ionic portico, with architrave frieze and low parapet with wreaths. Flight of roll-edged steps to eight-fielded-panel double doors and overlight. Ground floor has outer tripartite windows with tall one/one sashes, tooled architrave and cornice on console brackets. First floor has one/one sashes, that to centre with tooled architrave. All windows in plain reveals and with panelled aprons. Crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course. Left return has full-height bow with two/two and one/one sashes, curved on section.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Burlington House, Carrick House (qv), Compass House, Imperial House (qv) and Stanmer House (qv) form a distinguished group of villas along the east side of Lypiatt Road (marked on Merrett's Map of 1834 as Suffolk Lawn) all designed by Jenkins as part of the estate laid out for James Fisher and including Suffolk Square. Designs reputed to be in Gloucester Record Office.

Listing NGR: SO9430321647

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26537817

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Recommended Books

• 
  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)