Description

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SO9421NW
630-1/17/547

CHELTENHAM
MONTPELLIER TERRACE (south side)
Nos.1-9 (odd)

(Formerly listed as Nos.1-9 (Odd), Midland Bank (Nos.1-5) )

05/05/72

GV
II
Terrace of five houses, at time of listing shops and a bank. c1820-25; shown on 1825 map. Numbered right to left, described left to right. Ashlar over brick, part to right is stuccoed and painted (Nos 1-5), slate roof with brick and stucco party-wall stacks; wrought-iron balconies.

EXTERIOR: three storeys, with two gabled attic storeys, fifteen first floor windows arranged 3:2:5:2:3. Ashlar detailing includes first and second floor bands to left-hand gabled range; the fourth and fifth window range break forward and has attic to gable; the eleventh and twelfth also gabled and with Doric pilasters through first and second floors. To left of sixth window are quoins. Windows 6-12 and return to first floor have tooled architrave, those to ground floor and gabled range have pulvinated frieze and cornice. Continuous crowning frieze and cornice, blocking course and copings. Replacement windows: 1/1 and 2/2 sashes, some mock 6/6 sashes; thermal window to left attic (otherwise no opening to right); all in plain reveals and with sills. Ground floor (from left) No.9 has central entrance, double glazed doors in two-columnar Doric porch with architrave, frieze and cornice; outer Doric columns surmounted by wide frieze and cornice with C20 glazing between. No.7 has round-arched opening to right with five-panel door, lattice frieze and fanlight. Former Midland Bank, ground floor has bank front with Doric pilasters and C20 tooled architraves to end and windows; entrance at left angle in solid Doric porch a C20 door with overlight with lattice glazing bars. Right return: two first floor window range, gabled. Similar fenestration, that to first floor has pulvinated frieze and cornice. Rear: some 6/6 sashes remain.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: first floor has window guards to No.7 with ornate scroll motif; balcony above porch to No.5 has rodand lattice motif.

Occupies an important corner site and forms a visual stop to Montpellier Street.

Listing NGR: SO9438221762

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