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Windsor House

A Grade II Listed Building in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8965 / 51°53'47"N

Longitude: -2.0837 / 2°5'1"W

OS Eastings: 394335

OS Northings: 221997

OS Grid: SO943219

Mapcode National: GBR 2MB.20B

Mapcode Global: VH947.TLSH

Plus Code: 9C3VVWW8+HG

Entry Name: Windsor House

Listing Date: 12 March 1955

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1386743

English Heritage Legacy ID: 474139

ID on this website: 101386743

Location: Bays Hill, 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

SO9421NW BAYSHILL ROAD
630-1/17/197 (West side)
12/03/55 Windsor House

GV II

Villa, now offices. c1839-50 with later additions and
alterations including c1950-70 range at rear. Painted stucco
with hipped slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement and attic, 5 first-floor
windows, the outer bays break forward. Plinth surmounted by
2-storey Doric pilasters between windows and clasping angles,
frieze, architrave and cornice, blocking course. Central
flight of roll-edged steps, tetra-style pedimented Doric porch
with triglyphs and metopes to frieze at sides. Within, double
panelled doors and overlight. 1/1 sashes with lugs in plain
reveals with sills, those to first-floor on feet throughout
main floors. Attics have casement windows. Returns have
5-window range, similar Doric pilasters to end bays; first
bays blind, otherwise 1/1 and 2/2 sashes. Walls ramped down to
end of right return.
INTERIOR: includes embellished cornices, open-well staircase
with rod and bobbin balusters, some renewed.
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 Onley bought much Bayshill property so Verey
suggests that other houses were built to his designs.
Little describes this as part of a 'superb group (of villas)
that make Bayshill Road one of the great roads for
architecture in all England'.
(Little B: Cheltenham: London: 1952-: 76; Hart G: A History of
Cheltenham: Stroud: 1965-1990: 172-3; The Buildings of
England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and The Forest of
Dean: London: 1970-: 146).


Listing NGR: SO9431922010

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