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Carrick House

A Grade II Listed Building in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Latitude: 51.8937 / 51°53'37"N

Longitude: -2.084 / 2°5'2"W

OS Eastings: 394318

OS Northings: 221681

OS Grid: SO943216

Mapcode National: GBR 2MB.7XR

Mapcode Global: VH947.TNNP

Plus Code: 9C3VVWV8+FC

Entry Name: Carrick House

Listing Date: 12 March 1955

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1245259

English Heritage Legacy ID: 474934

ID on this website: 101245259

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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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 February 2023 to remove superfluous source details from text, amend the description and to reformat the text to current standards

SO9421NW
630-1/17/502

CHELTENHAM
LYPIATT ROAD (East side)
Carrick House

12/03/55

GV
II
Villa, now offices. c1826-32. Ashlar over brick with concealed roof and renewed brick end stacks. Double depth plan with central hallway and service range to rear.

EXTERIOR: two storeys, three first floor windows. Ashlar detailing includes sunk pilasters to ends. Central break forward with ground floor tetrastyle Ionic porch with architrave, frieze and cornice with blocking course. Steps to central six-panel double doors with overlight with margin glazing. Ground floor has tripartite windows with tall one/one sashes, cornice on consoles. First floor band. First floor has six/six sashes, that to centre has tooled architrave. Crowning architrave, frieze and cornice with blocking course. Right return has full-height bow with first floor band; six/six sashes and panelled aprons below (central window is blind).

INTERIOR: not inspected.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: bow to right has ground-floor verandah with pierced parapet.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Burlington House, Carrick House, Compass House (qv), Imperial House (qv) and Stanmer House (qv) form a distinguished group of villas along the east side of Lypiatt Road (marked on Merrett's Map of 1834 as Suffolk Lawn), all designed by Jenkins as part of the estate laid out for James Fisher and including Suffolk Square. Designs reputed to be in Gloucester Record Office.

Listing NGR: SO9432821679

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