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Walcot House (Number 2) and Melmerby (Number 4)

A Grade II Listed Building in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8916 / 51°53'29"N

Longitude: -2.0852 / 2°5'6"W

OS Eastings: 394232

OS Northings: 221458

OS Grid: SO942214

Mapcode National: GBR 2MB.7NP

Mapcode Global: VH947.SQZ7

Plus Code: 9C3VVWR7+MW

Entry Name: Walcot House (Number 2) and Melmerby (Number 4)

Listing Date: 12 March 1955

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1388147

English Heritage Legacy ID: 476145

ID on this website: 101388147

Location: Montpellier, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cheltenham

Electoral Ward/Division: Park

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Cheltenham

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Leckhampton St Philip and St James

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


CHELTENHAM

SO9421SW TIVOLI ROAD 630-1/22/950 (East side) 12/03/55 Nos.2 AND 4 Walcot House (No.2) and Melmerby (No.4)

GV II

Pair of semi-detached villas. c1830-40. Ashlar over brick with hipped slate roof, stucco and brick ridge stack; iron balcony and railings. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 8 first-floor windows (4:4). Central 6-window range canted forwards, and ground-floor entrance bay canted forwards again. Ashlar detailing includes horizontal rustication to ground floor surmounted by modillion band and, to first floor of centre range are Doric pilasters to ends and between windows; windows have tooled architraves, those to ground floor with frieze and cornice. 6/6 sashes to first floor, tall 9/6 sashes to ground floor; all in plain reveals. Flight of roll-edged steps to central paired entrances, 4-panel doors (that to left part-glazed) with shared tristyle Doric porch and entablature. INTERIOR: photographs dated 1993 show No.2 with swept open-well staircase with rod-and-bobbin balusters. Ceiling friezes. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: balcony to porch has scrolled lozenge motif. HISTORICAL NOTE: houses along Tivoli Road (then known as Tivoli) are shown as laid out on Merrett's Map of 1834, with some to the north end built. (The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: London: 1970-: 154).



Listing NGR: SO9423521451

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