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Sligo House

A Grade II Listed Building in Pittville, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9049 / 51°54'17"N

Longitude: -2.0675 / 2°4'2"W

OS Eastings: 395452

OS Northings: 222933

OS Grid: SO954229

Mapcode National: GBR 2M5.D43

Mapcode Global: VHB1Q.3DV1

Plus Code: 9C3VWW3M+X2

Entry Name: Sligo House

Listing Date: 5 May 1972

Last Amended: 26 November 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1387603

English Heritage Legacy ID: 475578

ID on this website: 101387603

Location: Fairview, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cheltenham

Electoral Ward/Division: Pittville

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Cheltenham

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Cheltenham Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description



CHELTENHAM

SO9522NW PRESTBURY ROAD
630-1/10/712 (North West side)
05/05/72 Sligo House
(Formerly Listed as:
PRESTBURY ROAD
(North side)
Christie College)

GV II

Villa. 1839-40. Edward Cope, builder. Stucco over brick with
hipped slate roof with 2 rear stucco stacks.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 3 first-floor windows. Stucco
detailing includes tooled architraves to ground-floor windows
with broken segmental pediments on corbel brackets;
first-floor sill band; wreath above each first-floor window;
crowning cornice on paired console brackets. 6/6 sashes
throughout, all in plain reveals and with sills; renewed 8/8
sashes to basement. Central entrance, flight of 5 renewed
roll-edged steps to 4-raised-and-fielded-panel door with
sidelights and divided overlight in tooled architrave. Left
return: 3 first-floor windows, each in stepped-forward range
and that to right in full-height bow. 6/6 sashes, those to bow
are curved on section and similar stucco detailing.
INTERIOR: noted as having retained original joinery including
panelled shutters.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: to sides of steps a stuccoed balustrade
with blind oval motif and cylindrical end piers.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the NW side of Prestbury Road was built upon
first as part of the development of this area undertaken for
Joseph Pitt in 1835-42, the general layout being designed by
the architect John Forbes. Built by Edward Cope, a leading
local builder and speculator who was responsible for laying
out the area around Pittville Circus, it was sold in March
1847 to John Bird of the East India Company for ยป2060.
Originally known as Alwington Villa.
One of a good group of villas, along with Southend House
(No.32) (qv), and Tower House (qv), Prestbury Road and Nos 1
and 2, Pittville Circus (qv), at the important junction of
Prestbury Road, Wellington Road, Albert Road and Pittville
Circus.
(Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 19-20,74).

Listing NGR: SO9544922968

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