Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9523SW WELLINGTON SQUARE
630-1/6/993 (East side)
12/03/55 Edenham and Westbury and attached
area railings

GV II

Pair of semi-detached villas with attached railings. c1838.
Builder probably Edward Billings. Stucco over brick with
concealed roof, stuccoed party-wall and end stacks; iron
balconies and railings.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement and attic, 6 first-floor
windows (3:3). End bays break forwards. Stucco detailing
includes 3/4 engaged fluted Ionic columns through ground and
first floors to ends of breakforwards, continuous dentil
entablature over first floor. Ground and first floor windows
have tooled architraves, except ground-floor outer windows
which are in round-arched reveals. 6/6 sashes throughout,
taller to first floor. 8/8 sashes to basement. Paired central
entrances in projecting porch with round-arched openings on
paired Doric pillars, cornice and surmounting balustrade with
latticework to balcony. Within porch are part-glazed doors
with sidelights and overlights.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: blind boxes to first-floor windows.
Individual balconies with Carron Company
double-heart-and-anthemion motif to first-floor windows. Area
railings and urn finials to stanchions.
HISTORICAL NOTE: built as part of the development of this area
undertaken for Joseph Pitt in 1825-42, the general layout
being designed by the architect John Forbes.
A robustly articulated neo-Classical design, one of the best
examples in Cheltenham of its type. All listed buildings in
Wellington Square form a good group around a central grassed
area.
(Blake S: Pittville: 1824-1860: Cheltenham: 1988-: 65).

Listing NGR: SO9522823137

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26667760

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair
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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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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide