Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9521SW COLLEGE LAWN 630-1/24/289 (East side) 14/12/83 No.2

GV II

Villa now education centre. 1850-60. Stucco over brick with hipped, artificial slate roof, stucco stack to right end, front; iron balcony. Double depth plan with rear, right stairhall. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement, 4 first-floor windows, with single-storey entrance porch to right. Stucco detailing: ground floor has quoins to angles of main range and horizontal rustication with continuous tooled cornice then frieze over (frieze then cornice to porch); continuous tooled first-floor sill band; crowning frieze, cornice and modillion eaves. Windows have tooled architraves throughout, those to ground floor have ears and keystones; those to first-floor have cornices on acanthus brackets. Entrance has tooled round-arch with keystone on imposts. 2/2 sashes throughout, taller to ground floor; basement has 6/6 sashes. Entrance: flight of renewed roll-edged steps between coped low walls to set-back 4-panel door with side-lights and divided overlight between pilaster strips. INTERIOR: retains original features including embellished cornices with ceiling frieze; staircase has rod on onion balusters and handrail with lion's paw foot; shutters to some windows; otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: continuous ground-floor balcony has ornate balustrade. A similar design to Nos 1 (qv) and 5 (qv) College Lawn.



Listing NGR: SO9523921368

External Links

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