Description

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SO9522NW
630-1/10/263

CHELTENHAM
CLARENCE ROAD (North side)
Ellenborough House and attached area railings

(Formerly listed as White House (Pitfirrane Nursing Home) and attached area railings)

12/03/55

GV
II
Formerly known as: Pittville Mansion CLARENCE ROAD.
Villa, later a nursing home, converted to apartments in 2021, and attached area railings. 1832-23, probably by either John Forbes or WA Watson, architects. Stucco over brick, with concealed roof, end stucco stacks with cornices; iron porch and area railings.

EXTERIOR: three storeys with basement, three first floor windows. Stucco detailing includes tooled architraves to ground and first floor windows, those to ground floor have cornices; frieze and cornice above first and second floors; blocking course. Outer windows are blind. First floor has six/six sash; second floor has three/three sash. Flight of five roll-edged steps to central entrance a six-panel door with overlight in distyle Ionic porch, pulvinated frieze and modillion cornice.

Garden facade (to Pittville Park): five first floor window range. Stucco detailing as for entrance facade. Ground and first floors have six/six sashes; three/three sashes to second floor. Left return has six/six sashes and central part-glazed door.

INTERIOR: reputed to retain original staircase with stick balusters and wreathed handrail, otherwise not inspected.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: first floor windows retain blind boxes. Entrance to left return has porch with scrolled lozenge motif to uprights. Area railings to left have scrolled lozenge motif.

HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area undertaken for Joseph Pitt, 1825-42, the general layout being designed by Joseph Forbes. The land was purchased from Pitt in 1833. Originally known as Pittville Mansion.

Listing NGR: SO9527922863

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666529

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)