Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9421NE SUFFOLK SQUARE 630-1/18/869 (East side) 12/03/55 No.13 Acton and attached area railings

GV II

Villa and attached area railings, now flats. 1825. Probably by Edward Jenkins. Ashlar over brick with double-pitch slate roof, stuccoed end and off-centre ridge stacks and iron balconies. PLAN: double-depth with central hallway. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys on basement, 5 first-floor windows. Ashlar detailing includes: slender Doric pilasters to ends and to either side of central window; horizontal rustication to ground floor surmounted by first-floor band with incised decoration; continuous crowning entablature, blocking course. First floor central window has tooled architrave and cornice on consoles; moulded string to second floor, outer bays. 6/6 sashes where original, in plain reveals and with sills. Basement has 6/6 sashes. Central entrance, flight of 6 roll-edged steps to distyle Ionic porch with entablature, 4-panel door with overlight with margin-lights. Rear retains 6/6 sashes and round-arched 6/6 staircase sash with radial glazing to head. Left return: 3-window range. Mainly blind openings. Ground floor has horizontal rustication with voussoirs over windows. First- and second-floor bands with incised detailing. INTERIOR: retains original features including open-well staircase with alternate stick and embellished rod balusters and wreathed handrail. Original joinery including panelled shutters to windows. Plasterwork includes modillion cornice with paterae to hall. Some marble fireplaces. Otherwise not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: ground floor windows have individual balconies with ornate scroll and flower motif. Area railings have stylized double heart motif; those to rear have scrolled lozenge motif. HISTORICAL NOTE: Suffolk Square occupies land bought by the Earl of Suffolk from the de la Bere's, on which he had built Suffolk House for his own residence; his daughter later sold much of the land. The developer, James Fisher purchased land for the Square in 1823. Shown on Merrett's 1834 Map. All the listed buildings in Suffolk Square form a very distinguished group. (Blake S: Notes).

Listing NGR: SO9455421581

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)