Description

ST 76 NW KELSTON BATH ROAD (north-east side)

4/77 Kelston Knoll

- II

Italianate country villa. Dated 1835. Ashlar; slate roof with overhanging
bracketted eaves; ashlar stacks with cornice, the west one bears the date.
2 storeys. Garden elevation of 3 bays. To the left is a canted bay and to the
right is a projecting wing where the overhanging eaves form a broken pediment
which rests on pilaster strips. Glazing bar sash windows; tripartite on two
right bays of ground floor; all in plain architraves. The ground floor window
of the right wing has a bracketted cornice; the first floor window has a
balustraded balcony on brackets. A balcony with a pierced parapet runs around
the two left bays; supported on square columns forming an open loggia below.
At the west a low pierced wall extends for 5 yards and returns to a conservatory
and billiard room behind. Entrance elevation of 3 bays with projecting right
bay under a broken pediment; panelled door under fanlight. Lower 2 storey
service wing to right with three 2-light casement windows on plain surrounds.

Listing NGR: ST7118766423

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Kelston Knoll at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26576838

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version