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Thirlestaine Court

A Grade II Listed Building in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8892 / 51°53'21"N

Longitude: -2.0702 / 2°4'12"W

OS Eastings: 395267

OS Northings: 221182

OS Grid: SO952211

Mapcode National: GBR 2MB.KFX

Mapcode Global: VHB1Q.2SF4

Plus Code: 9C3VVWQH+MW

Entry Name: Thirlestaine Court

Listing Date: 8 January 1982

Last Amended: 26 November 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1388139

English Heritage Legacy ID: 476137

ID on this website: 101388139

Location: Naunton Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cheltenham

Electoral Ward/Division: College

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Cheltenham

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Cheltenham St Luke and St John

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


CHELTENHAM

SO9521SW THIRLESTAINE ROAD 630-1/24/942 (North side) 08/01/82 Thirlestaine Court (Formerly Listed as: THIRLESTAINE ROAD (North side) Main building to Thirlestaine Court School)

GV II

Villa, now offices. c1840-60 with later additions and alterations. Ashlar over brick with hipped slate roof, tall ashlar end stacks with triangular capping on brackets and iron balcony. Italianate style. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and basement, 2+2 first-floor windows, with entrance bay set back to left and single-storey extension to right. Breakforward to right of main range. Ashlar detailing includes tooled architraves to windows, those to ground floor at left with cornices; first-floor band; frieze and wide eaves on brackets. 1/1 sashes in plain reveals with sills and blind boxes. Porch in angle set back to left, arched doorway, pierced parapet; flight of steps roll-edged to recessed 4-fielded-panel door with fanlight. INTERIOR: 1983 list description notes original staircase with iron balustrade, and enriched cornices. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: ground-floor balcony has ornate scrolled panels. HISTORICAL NOTE: The design for the ironwork is similar to that produced by the Coalbrookdale Company, Ironbridge: Ornamental Panel No.36, found also on the Bandstand, Montpellier Gardens (qv) and on the balustrade of The Savoy Hotel, Bayshill Road (qv).



Listing NGR: SO9526121186

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