Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9422SW BAYSHILL ROAD 630-1/12/193 (West side) 12/03/55 Killowen House, The Limes and De La Bere House and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: BAYSHILL ROAD (West side) The Limes and De La Bere House) (Formerly Listed as: BAYSHILL ROAD (West side) Penrhyn)

GV II

Semi-detached villa, now 3 offices and attached railings. c1839-50, probably by Samuel Onley with probable c1880-90 addition to left. Brick with stucco facades and slate roof, iron railings. Asymmetrical design. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement, 6 bays: 9 first-floor windows arranged 2:1:1:3:1:1. An open-pedimented gable to first 2 bays; 4th bay recessed and has Doric pilasters clasping angles and 2 giant fluted Ionic columns in antis; right end bay set back; Doric pilasters between bays and at angles. First-floor band with recessed panels. Aprons to first-floor windows to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th bays. Windows: mainly 2/2 sashes with lugs, 6/6 sashes to right; all in plain reveals; windows to 1st. bay have cambered surrounds; 3rd. bay has tripartite window to each floor; 5th bay has tripartite windows (1 per floor) 6/6 between 2/2 sashes, that to ground floor has blind box; some with sills on feet. Basement has mainly 10/10 sashes. Entrances: to 2nd bay, double fielded-panel doors with side-lights and continuous overlight in cambered recess; 4th bay has entrance a 4-panel door between pilasters and side-lights, frieze, overlight with fretwork glazing bars. Continuous cornice. Attic at left has two 2/2 sashes with cambered heads with central round-arched 2/2 sash, keystone. Otherwise continuous balustrade with bulbous balusters. 2 hipped roofs. Right return: 2 storeys on basement with attics, 3 bays with 4th blind bay set back at right. Doric pilasters between bays and at angles, central bay recessed. Flight of roll-edged steps to double fielded-panel doors between pilasters with side-lights with margin glazing, frieze, overlight with fretwork. Above a 6/6 sash; outer bays have tripartite windows, 6/6 between 2/2 sashes, those to first floor have aprons; sill band. Frieze, cornice,

balustrade. Concealed attic dormers. INTERIOR: includes staircase to house at left (Killowen House) with stick balusters and lion-paw 'newel', otherwise not fully inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: stick balusters to sides of steps to entrance to 4th bay and across basement to main facade and to entrance on return. A bold neo-Classical design, similar to Bayshill House and Lingwood House (qv). HISTORICAL NOTE: the Bayshill estate was developed by a joint stock company which purchased land from the Skillicorne family in 1837. By 1843 Henry Davies, in his Guide to Cheltenham, described 'a number of detached villas .. several of which are occupied by resident families of affluence and station, and others are in an unfinished state.' By c1845 the company was bankrupt and architect, Samuel Onley bought much Bayshill property so Verey suggests that other houses in Bayshill Road were built to his designs.' Little considers this to be one of a `superb group (of villas) that make Bayshill Road one of the great roads for architecture in all England'. (The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: London: 1992-: 147; Chatwin A: Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork: Cheltenham: 1975-1984: 51; Little B: Cheltenham: London: 1952-: 76; Hart G: A History of Cheltenham: Stroud: 1965-1990: 172-3).



Listing NGR: SO9443322138

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