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CHELTENHAM

SO9522NW CLARENCE ROAD 630-1/10/257 (South side) 05/05/72 Nos.2-7 (Consecutive) and attached railings to Nos 3, 4 and 7 (Formerly Listed as: CLARENCE ROAD (South side) Nos.1-7 (Consecutive))

GV II

Terrace of 6 houses, No.6 now an office, and attached forecourt railings to Nos 3, 4 and 7. c1831-2, probably by either John Forbes or WA Watson, architects. Stucco over brick with slate roof, stucco party-wall stacks and iron railings. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement, 12 first-floor windows (2 per house). No.2 breaks forwards. Stucco detailing includes: ground floor, wide segmentally-arched shallow recess except to No.2 and horizontal rustication to No.7 drawn into voussoirs over recess; first floor: continuous sill band (interrupted to No.5) surmounted by Tuscan pilasters between windows, paired pilasters to Nos 2 and 7; crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course. First floor has mainly 6/6 sashes (where original), ground floor has tripartite sashes to recesses: mainly 6/6 between 2/2 (some 1/1 between 1/1); No.2 has 1/1 sash. Basements have 4/8, 6/6 and 8/8 sashes where original. All windows in plain reveals, those to ground floor with sills. Entrances: flights of steps to 5- and 6-panel doors (where original with upper raised-and-fielded panels, lower flush panels) with overlights, some retain decorative glazing, doors to Nos 2, 3 and 4 at left, otherwise at right. INTERIOR: retain original joinery and plasterwork; No.4 is intact with dogleg staircase with stick balusters and wreathed handrail. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: arrowhead railings with anthemions to stanchions, to sides of steps throughout and lancet and spearhead railings across fronts to Nos 4 and 7. No.3 has scrolled lozenge balustrade to front. HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area undertaken for Joseph Pitt in 1825-42, the general layout being designed by architect John Forbes. In 1874 Gustave Holst was born at No.4, now the Holst birthplace Museum. Forms a group with Bilbrook House, Winchcombe Street and No.1 Clarence Road (qv) and No.59 Portland Street (qv) which complete the terrace.

(Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion: Cheltenham: 1993-: 54; Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 37,58).

Listing NGR: SO9522322839

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)