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Numbers 13 to 47 (And Attached Area Railings

A Grade II* Listed Building in Lansdown, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.895 / 51°53'41"N

Longitude: -2.0887 / 2°5'19"W

OS Eastings: 393989

OS Northings: 221829

OS Grid: SO939218

Mapcode National: GBR 2MB.0RX

Mapcode Global: VH947.RM3N

Plus Code: 9C3VVWV6+XG

Entry Name: Numbers 13 to 47 (And Attached Area Railings

Listing Date: 12 March 1955

Last Amended: 26 November 1998

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1333173

English Heritage Legacy ID: 474852

Also known as: Numbers 13 to 47 and attached area railings

ID on this website: 101333173

Location: Tivoli, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cheltenham

Electoral Ward/Division: Lansdown

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Cheltenham

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Cheltenham Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description



CHELTENHAM

SO9321NE LANSDOWN CRESCENT
630-1/16/435 (South side)
12/03/55 Nos.13-47 (Consecutive)
and attached area railings
(Formerly Listed as:
LANSDOWN CRESCENT
(South side)
Nos.2-47 (Consecutive))

GV II*

Crescent of 35 terraced houses, now houses and flats and
attached area railings. Overall scheme by JB Papworth for
Pearson Thompson c1828; built 1831-38 by architects RW and C
Jearrad and completed by 1850. Ashlar over brick with slate
roof, ashlar end and party-wall stacks and iron balconies and
verandahs. Convex terrace plan with side hallways and service
ranges to rear.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys on basement with attic, 3 windows per
house, with 1 set back at left. Ground floor has horizontal
rustication, second-floor sill band; frieze and cornice over
second floor; low parapet with copings over 3rd floor. 6/6
sashes throughout, taller to first floor. Basement has 8/8
sashes where original. Entrances: flights of steps to pairs of
porches mainly with Doric columns, architrave, frieze, cornice
and blocking course; within are 6-panel double doors with
overlights (some part-glazed). Entrance to left return a
panelled door in round-arched surround. Rear has mainly 6/6
and 8/8 sashes.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: balconies have palmette and anthemion
motif balconies. Area railings have X-motif where original.
Nos 15, 31 and 34 have boot scrapers. Some balcony dividers
and ground-floor window boxes.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the present Lansdown Crescent was almost
certainly designed by the Jearrads but the overall design
derives from Papworth's 1825 'circular plot' of which only Nos
1 and 2 Lansdown Crescent (qv) had been built by 1829-30 when
Papworth ceased designing for Lansdown and Pearson Thompson
sold his interest to the Jearrad brothers. Merrett's Map of
1834 shows 18 houses and building continued until 1850. No.1
(qv) represents Papworth's design, rebuilt in replica, 1984.
Forms a continuous severe Greek Revival design with No.1 (qv)
and Nos 2-12 (qv) Lansdown Crescent (qv). The Crescent forms a
convex facade which cannot conveniently be seen from a
distance and consequently fails to give a true impression of


its simplicity and size.
The Lansdown Estate is a notable example of suburban town
planning.
(The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale
and The Forest of Dean: London: 1970-: 141-2; Chatwin A:
Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984:
44,69; Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion:
Cheltenham: 1993-: 69; Radford S: The Terraced Houses of
Cheltenham 1800-1850: 1992-: 74-83; Merrett HS: Plan of the
Town of Cheltenham: 1834-).


Listing NGR: SO9392621772

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