Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9422NE ST GEORGE'S PLACE 630-1/9/811 (West side) 05/05/72 Nos.51 AND 53 Handel House (No.51), St George's Vaults Public House (No.53) and railings

GV II

2 terraced houses and attached railings to right, now public house and office. Numbered right to left, described left to right. c1805-09, with later additions and alterations including that c1876-1935 to left. Numbered right to left, described left to right. Stucco over brick with slate roof at right and replacement roof at left; tall left end and ridge brick stacks; iron railings. PLAN: triple-pile roof at left (hipped to rear), then through passage; to right a single-depth entrance hall in centre and double-pile roof at right. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement to right, 5 first-floor windows (2:3), that to centre set back slightly, with single-storey, 2-window extension to left. Stucco detailing includes first-floor band to left and second-floor band to right. 6/6 sashes where original, with 6/6 between 2/2 sash to ground floor at right, all in plain reveals and with sills. Entrance below 2nd and 4th windows: 6- and 5-panel doors (the upper panels fielded) with sidelights and fanlights with batwing and circle glazing bars. Further off-centre opening with plank door and blind fanlight to passage. Crowning blocking course and copings. Rear has 6/6 sashes, small round-arched staircase window with stained glass and margin-lights to No.51. INTERIOR: house to right has central hallway inner glazed door and fanlight; curved open-well staircase with stick balusters and wreathed mahogany handrail; round-arched niche part way up stairs; hall has ceiling frieze with Greek key motif. Otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: lancet area railings have urn finial to stanchions. HISTORICAL NOTE: building along the west side of St George's Place commenced in 1805, the houses are shown as built on the 1809 Map.



Listing NGR: SO9469022570

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