Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9421SW GRATTON ROAD
630-1/22/341 (West side)
12/03/55 No.37
Greville House with attached
railings, gate, piers and wall

GV II

Villa, now offices, with attached railings, piers and wall.
c1820-30, built for HN Tryne. Brick with stucco facades, slate
roof; iron railings, ashlar piers and brick wall. Double depth
plan with central hallway and service range to rear.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3 + 1 first-floor windows, right angle
curved. Stucco detailing includes plinth, first-floor band and
raised panel to first-floor, centre; frieze, cornice and
blocking course. 6/6 sashes, those to right angle are curved
on section. First floor has blind openings to first and third
openings, ground floor has blind opening at left. Basement has
3/6 sashes. Central entrance: flight of roll-edged steps to
distyle Ionic porch with architrave, frieze and cornice with
blocking course, within a 5-panel door with side-lights and
fanlight with decorative glazing bars. Right return has 4
first-floor windows. Mainly 6/6 sashes, taller to ground
floor. Centre and right end pilasters.
INTERIOR: retains original features including embellished
cornices and ceiling friezes to some ground-floor rooms,
otherwise not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: arrowhead railings and gate with urn
finials to stanchions abut house to left for approx 4m to end
pier, square on plan with incised panels to shaft, band,
frieze with incised lozenge and pyramidal caps. Low brick wall
with stone coping extends for approx 20m to similar boundary
pier.
HISTORICAL NOTE: shown on Merrett's Map of 1834.
A similar design to Greville Lodge, No.36 Gratton Road (qv).

Listing NGR: SO9445221074

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26538263

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Recommended Books

• 
  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)