Latitude: 51.8923 / 51°53'32"N
Longitude: -2.0791 / 2°4'44"W
OS Eastings: 394655
OS Northings: 221525
OS Grid: SO946215
Mapcode National: GBR 2MB.967
Mapcode Global: VH947.XP7R
Plus Code: 9C3VVWRC+W9
Entry Name: 12 and 13, Montpellier Villas
Listing Date: 19 August 1981
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1387350
English Heritage Legacy ID: 475306
ID on this website: 101387350
Location: Montpellier, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50
County: Gloucestershire
District: Cheltenham
Electoral Ward/Division: College
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Cheltenham
Traditional County: Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire
Church of England Parish: Leckhampton St Philip and St James
Church of England Diocese: Gloucester
Tagged with: Building
CHELTENHAM
SO9421NE MONTPELLIER VILLAS 630-1/18/569 (East side) 19/08/81 Nos.12 AND 13
GV II
Pair of houses, now house (left) and flats (right). c1824-8. Architect probably John Forbes. Stucco over brick with concealed roofs, stucco party-wall stacks and iron balcony and window boxes. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys on basement, 5 first-floor windows, with full-height, single-window bay set back to right. End breakforwards to main range. Stucco details include: blind 'window' to centre (shared between houses), that to first floor with reeded frieze and cornice on console brackets; second-floor sill band, crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course. 8/8 sashes where original, in plain reveals and with sills. Main range has end entrances, steps to 4-panel doors (that to right C20, that to left part-glazed) in recesses, that to left between pilasters. To right an outshut to front at ground floor with C20 door. Basements have C20 windows. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: individual window balconies to ground and first floors at right has alternate rod and waving rod balusters. Window guards to first floor at left have scroll motifs. HISTORICAL NOTE: the street was originally known as Montpellier Retreat. Forbes was architect and surveyor to the Pittville Estate c1824-5. (Blake S: 'The Unfortunate Mr Forbes': Cheltenham Local History Society Journal: 1989-: 7-27).
Listing NGR: SO9466021529
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