Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9422SW BAYSHILL ROAD
630-1/12/196 (West side)
12/03/55 St George's House (Kraft Offices)
(Formerly Listed as:
BAYSHILL ROAD
(West side)
Milverton Hotel)

GV II

Villa. c1839-50, probably by Samuel Onley, with conversion to
offices c1980s including attic storey, block to right. C20
range to rear. Stucco over brick with renewed roof. Classical
style.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement, 9 first-floor windows.
Flight of steps to central 4-columnar Corinthian portico,
continuous dentil and modillion entablature. 6/6 sashes
throughout, those to ground floor are taller, all in plain
reveals and with sills on feet. Off-centre entrances are C20
glazed doors. Crowning balustrade with bulbous balusters.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the Bayshill estate was developed by a joint
stock company which purchased land from the Skillicorne family
in 1837. By 843 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 Onley bought much Bayshill Road property. Little
described this as one of a `superb group (of villas) that make
Bayshill Road one of the great roads for architecture in all
England'.
An ambitious Classical villa design, retained on the list for
its importance in the Bayshill Road group of villas.
(The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale
and The Forest of Dean: London: 1992-: 147; Little B:
Cheltenham: London: 1952-: 76; Hart G: A History of
Cheltenham: Stroud: 1965-1990: 172-3).

Listing NGR: SO9448522208

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666429

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)