Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/03/2012

SO 522 SE
630/15/727

CHELTENHAM
PRIORY TERRACE
(East side)
14.12.83 Nos.1-15 (Consecutive)
and attached railings

(formerly listed as Priory Terrace No.4)

(Formerly listed as Nos 5-15 (Consecutive)and attached railings)

II

Includes: Cricklewood, SYDENHAM ROAD

Terrace of 16 houses with attached forecourt railings to Nos 3 and 16 and area railings to Nos 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. c1840-50. Stucco over brick with slate roofs and brick party-wall stacks; iron railings and porches. Double depth plan several with service ranges to rear.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 2 first-floor windows each. First-floor band; crowning frieze and cornice where original; low parapet and copings throughout. Rustication to ground floor at left. First floor has 6/6 sashes where original, with one 8/8 sash at right. Ground floor has 6/6 sashes with margin-lights where original and some 8/8 and 1/1 horned sashes. Basement has 6/6 sashes. All windows in plain reveals and with sills. Entrances mainly at right: 4-panel doors with lower flush panels and overlights, some with margin-lights. Similar entrance at right is in projecting 2-storey bay. Left return: 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows, those to left and centre have 6/6 sashes, otherwise blind. First-floor band with incised anthemion motif; crowning frieze and cornice. Central entrance: steps to 6-panel door with overlight with glazing bars in Doric architrave.
INTERIORS: retain original joinery and plasterwork including dogleg staircases with stick balusters and wreathed handrail. No.4 retains very good interior decoration, the ground floor has ceilings decorated with mid-C19 Crace-style stencil work in different colours and some gilt, particularly highlighting cornice work; the doors and other fittings are in keeping.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: tent-roofed porches to Nos 2, 9 and 10 have scrolled lozenge motif to uprights and openwork friezes. Arrowhead railings with urn finials to stanchions to sides of steps throughout, also to forecourts of Nos 3 and 16. X-motif area railings. Some window boxes with embellished road and scroll motif (No.7, ground floor and No.10); scroll motif (No.9).
No. 4 Priory Terrace was included in the 23rd list for the Borough of Cheltenham on 14th December 1983.

Listing NGR: SO9563822049

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26667262

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