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CHELTENHAM

SO9523SW PITTVILLE LAWN 630-1/6/672 (East side) 12/03/55 No.83 Dorset House (Shukutoku College) (Formerly Listed as: PITTVILLE LAWN (East side) No.83 Dorset House)

GV II

Villa. 1839-40. Architect probably John Forbes; built by Edward Billings, builder, and sold to Honourable Andrew Ramsey for »2,800 on 27.06.1842. Stucco over brick with slate roof and iron verandah. L-shaped on plan, with projecting pedimented main facade. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement and with attics, 3 first-floor windows, with 2-storey entrance bay set back to right. Stucco detailing includes end Doric pillars and 3/4 engaged Ionic columns in antis, the antae capitals being enriched with egg-and-dart moulding surmounted by continuous dentil entablature, and pediment to projecting range, with crowning acanthus-carved urn finials; horizontal rustication to main range up to first-floor windows which have tooled and eared architraves on feet, and decorative bands above. 1/1 replacement sashes. Entrance to angle, steps to double 4-panel studded doors with overlight with margin-lights, within doorcase with fluted Ionic columns in antis with dentil entablature. Attics have 3-pane lights. The front elevation is repeated on the south (right) return with 2 attached fluted Ionic columns in antis, 4 first-floor windows; central breakforward has end pilasters; 6/6 sashes and blind openings, all in tooled architraves. Conservatory at right has 6/6 sashes and Doric pilasters between, and with hipped roof. INTERIOR: mainly intact with plasterwork including bold acanthus frieze to drawing room, marble fireplaces, dogleg staircase with rod and bobbin balusters. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: rear ground-floor verandah has anthemion motif to uprights and openwork scalloped frieze. HISTORICAL NOTE: this is the most ambitious and architecturally notable of the fine group of villas at Pittville Lawn. It was built as part of the development of this area undertaken for Joseph Pitt in 1825-42, the general layout being designed by the architect John Forbes. Home of the patriotic Whinyates family who in the mid- and late-C19

provided 3 generals and one admiral from a family of 4 boys. All the villas along Pittville Lawn form a distinguished architectural group. Verey rightly considers this to be 'the most ambitious of the neo-Greek villas'. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 16-17,72; The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: London: 1970-: 152; Merrett HS: Plan of the Town of Cheltenham: 1834-).



Listing NGR: SO9547823331

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