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Hollis House

A Grade II Listed Building in Dursley, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6808 / 51°40'50"N

Longitude: -2.3573 / 2°21'26"W

OS Eastings: 375392

OS Northings: 198066

OS Grid: ST753980

Mapcode National: GBR 0LT.JV8

Mapcode Global: VH958.304T

Plus Code: 9C3VMJJV+83

Entry Name: Hollis House

Listing Date: 18 March 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1220690

English Heritage Legacy ID: 394413

ID on this website: 101220690

Location: Dursley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL11

County: Gloucestershire

District: Stroud

Civil Parish: Dursley

Built-Up Area: Dursley

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Dursley

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


DURSLEY MAY LANE
ST 7598
(east side)
5/45 No 21 (Hollis House)
18.3.83
II

Former detached house, now offices. c1840. Flemish bond red brick
to front; coursed limestone rubble to ends and rear; brick
chimneys; stone slate roof. Three-storey with 2-storey projection
on east end. Front: 2-window fenestration, all with keyed stone
wedge lintels with segmental-arched intrados. Tripartite plate
glass sashes to ground floor; C19 casements to middle and upper
floors. Central doorway with C20 brick enclosed single-storey
porch. Attached lean-to projects forward to left. Ridge-mounted
gable end chimney stacks. West end: scattered segmental-arched
casements; small leaded attic casement with timber lintel. East
end: off-centre hipped-roofed projection. Rear: scattered
segmental-arched casements. Flue brickwork exposed in wall running
up to 2 eaves-mounted chimneys, that to left now removed. Interior
not inspected. Was first home of the Dursley Agricultural and
Commercial Grammar School founded by Canon George Madan, vicar of
Cam, and Sir George Provost, vicar of Stinchcombe. Forms important
architectural stop at bend in street.
(A. Best et al, An Historical Survey of Dursley, 1985)


Listing NGR: ST7539298066

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