Description

CIRENCESTER

SP0202 GLOUCESTER STREET
578-1/4/157 (North East side)
14/06/48 Nos.12 AND 14
Corinium Court Hotel and Restaurant

GV II

Probable former inn, now hotel and offices. Mid/late-C17
refronted in late C18 and with later alterations. Limestone
ashlar to front; coursed squared limestone rubble and render
to rear. Roof covering not visible at front; concrete tile to
rear range. Ashlar and brick left-end stack; external rear
axial stack on front range now blocked off.
Building consists of 4 substantial ranges around a courtyard
entered by a carriage-entrance through front range. Front
range has single bay recessed to centre right.
To front, 2-storey 6-window range. First floor has six
6/6-pane sashes in plain reveals with stone cills; 4 similar
windows to ground floor. Round-headed former doorway to far
right has fanlight and piece of reused late C18 glazing
forming fixed light window (No.12). Pair of large doors each
of 9 panels with 4-centred arched heads in carriage entrance
to centre; 6-panel door in round-headed opening with fanlight
to left (No.14). Ashlar plinth; band course over the first
floor; moulded stone cornice and coped parapet. Down pipes to
the left and right sides are lead, except bottom length of
each, with moulded lead hoppers.
INTERIOR has 2 similar staircases (also cf No.51 Coxwell
Street); main staircase (now No.14) from ground to first floor
is early/mid C18 well staircase with 3 turned balusters to a
tread; shaped tread ends; long curtail step; ridged and
cornice handrail and responding dado panelling ramped up to
half and first floor landings. Secondary staircase (now No.12)
is similar well staircase with 2 turned balusters to a tread;
responding dado panelling ramped up at winders at corners;
considerable C19/C20 reconstruction from first to second
floors. No.12 has small C19 closed-string stick-baluster
staircase to rear; No.14 has C20 back staircase. Ground floor
front left (No.14) is early/mid C18 panelled room (cf No.51
Coxwell Street) with raised and fielded panels above and below
moulded dado rail, modillion cornice, reeded pilasters with
moulded cornices and individual sections of pulvinated frieze
visually support boxed-out beams with panelled soffits. Late
C18 joinery within splayed window reveals dates from
refronting. Late C19/early C20 fireplace.
Interiors of rooms in No.12 not inspected; No.14 has C19 stone
fireplaces in first floor rooms, heavily enriched late C19
fireplace in ground floor rear. No.14 has plastered beams with
broad chamfers and ogee stops over stairs and in first and
ground floor corridors. Broader chamfers and simpler stops to
ground floor rear.

Listing NGR: SP0211802408

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26586173

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