Arle Court and Wall Adjoining, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Entry Name: Arle Court and Wall Adjoining

Listing Date: 14 December 1983

Last Amended: 26 November 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1333247

English Heritage Legacy ID: 474628

ID on this website: 101333247

Location: Benhall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cheltenham

Electoral Ward/Division: Benhall and The Reddings

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Cheltenham

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Cheltenham St Mark

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description

CHELTENHAM

SO92SW GLOUCESTER ROAD
630-1/1/329 (South side (off))
14/12/83 Arle Court and wall adjoining
(Formerly Listed as:
GLOUCESTER ROAD
Arle Court)

GV II

House and wall adjoining to right. Dated 1856 and 1858. By JJ
Rowland for Thomas Packer Walter Butt. Ashlar over brick with
stone tile roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3 bays with single-storey entrance porch
at right and 2-lower-storey range to rear. Central narrow bay
is set back and surmounted by pierced quatrefoil parapet.
Outer 2 gabled bays have 2-storey stepped canted bay windows.
Mainly mullion-and-transom fixed-light and casement windows,
those to bays have 3 lights with single lights to sides;
ground-floor central window of 2-lights and 2-light mullion
window above with 1/1 sashes. 2 first-floor bands, embellished
apron under central first-floor window. Octagonal side
pinnacles to gables and circular motif in gable. Entrance
porch: pointed arch with column clusters and moulding to head
surmounted by pierced parapet. Tall octagonal lateral and
ridge stacks with cornices. Coped verges with pinnacles.
Irregular design with similar features to other facades, and
set-back broached 3-stage octagonal tower (formerly with
spire) to east, upper facets enriched with heraldry. Range to
rear.
INTERIOR: 1983 List describes this as good, containing some
C16 and C17 panelling reputed to come from Arle Manor (when it
was partially demolished in 1880). Hall has top-lit gallery.
Excellent wooden staircase with French historical figures
carved in wood. North-east ground floor room has polychromatic
panelled ceiling, carved panelling and fine chimney piece;
north-west room has more (partly C17 figurative) panelling and
a fine carved chimney piece. Splendid billiard room added to
north-west in 1865 with side alcoves etc. Back stairs of
unusual design in north-west domestic extension.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: low wall abuts porch to right and has
pierced lozenge-motif balustrade with shaped copings.
All the listed buildings at Arle Court form a good group.

Listing NGR: SO9141121499

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