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CHELTENHAM

SO9523SW PITTVILLE LAWN 630-1/6/674 (East side) 12/03/55 Nos.91 AND 93 Lake House (No.91) and attached area railings and Ravenhurst (No.93)

GV II

Pair of semi-detached villas, now house (No.91) and flats (No.93) with attached area railings to No.91. 1833-4 with later alterations including removal of attic storey to west c1970-90. Architect probably Robert Stokes. Stucco over brick with concealed roof, brick and stucco lateral stacks with cornices; iron rear porches and area railings. Villas arranged back to back with central hallways. EXTERIOR: No.91 (west facade): 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Stucco detailing includes pairs of pilasters with tooled capitals to ends and between windows, with 2 central fluted Ionic columns in antis surmounted by crowning dentil entablature and blocking course, and with lion masks to cornice; windows have pilasters to jambs and cornices, those to first floor with arcaded aprons. 1/1 replacement sashes in plain reveals and with sills. Central entrance a porch with similar pillars and entablature, with double 8-panel doors. No.93 (east facade): 2 storeys plus attic storey, 3 first-floor windows. A similar facade with central entrance, double, part-glazed doors and inserted porch with 2 Doric columns and cornice with modillions. Crowning frieze and cornice with blocking course. Garden facade: 2 and 3 storeys (at left) on basement, 6 first-floor windows. Stepped breakforwards to second and first window bays are articulated by end paired Doric pilasters, continuous dentil entablature over first floor; breakforward continues to attic storey, with continuous frieze, cornice and blocking course. Windows to breakforwards to ground and first floors have pilastered jambs, those to first floor also have arcaded aprons, those to ground floor are taller; otherwise windows have tooled architraves, those to ground floor with frieze and cornice; some windows retain blind boxes. Rear retains some 6/6 sashes. INTERIOR: No.93 has open-well staircase with alternate stick balusters and embellished rods, wreathed handrail; reputed to have some original marble fireplaces. Otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Rear porch to No.91 has scrolls to uprights and tent roof, with scrolled lozenges to side balustrades; similar scrolled lozenge balustrade to area. HISTORICAL NOTE: originally known as Nos 1 and 2 Essex Villas

and inhabited by Helen and Emma Thornhill, spinsters, and William Walcot, Squire of Peterborough. 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. One of the most architecturally distinguished of the Pittville villas, the consistent 3-dimensional treatment of all the elevations recalls Dyer's work in Bristol in the 1830s. (Blake S: Pittville: 1824 - 1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 16-17,72-73; The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: London: 1970-: 152).

Listing NGR: SO9547423374

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