Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9522SW CAMBRAY PLACE
630-1/14/218 (North West side)
14/12/83 Nos.1, 2 AND 3
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGH STREET
(South West side)
No.120)
(Formerly Listed as:
CAMBRAY PLACE
(North West side)
Nos.1, 2 AND 3)

GV II

Includes: Nos.118-124 HIGH STREET.
Row of 5 houses now shops and bank with flats over, National
Westminster Bank occupies a corner site, No.1 Cambray Place
and Nos 118 and 120 High Street. c1818-1820, shown on Post
Office Map of 1820, with c1850-70 ground-floor shop fronts to
Nos 2 and 3, and early C20 ground floor to bank (Nos 118 and
120). Brick with stucco facades, ashlar to ground floor of
bank, and concealed slate roofs; brick party-wall stacks.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, 8 first-floor windows (3:3:2). Stucco
detailing includes: windows at right and to right return have
tooled surrounds with Greek Revival pediments and surmounting
acroteria. Parapet ramped upwards at right. 6/6 sashes to
first and second floors, taller to first floor; 3/3 sashes to
third floor where original. Entrances: No.1 has late C20 door
to right and to centre of glazed shop front; No.2 has c1970s
door to right within shop front with barley-twist pilasters;
No.3 has a 6-panel door to right with blocked fanlight within
similar shop front. Entrance to No.118 to angle, double
6-panel doors with overlight in architrave with two 3/4
engaged Ionic columns, forming part of bank front which breaks
forward with Ionic pilasters between windows. Right return has
5 first-floor windows. 1/1 sashes with aprons; frieze and
modillion cornice. Crowning low parapet and copings.
INTERIOR: 1983 List notes that No.1 retains the upper flights
of its original staircase, Nos 2 and 3 retain original
staircases and ceiling cornices and door surrounds above
ground floor.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Dr Thomas Christie (1773-1829), pupil of Dr
Jenner, vaccination pioneer and Physician Extraordinary to
George IV lived at No.1.
(Cheltenham Civic Society: Period Shop Fronts Survey: 1989-;
List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic

Interest: Department of the Environment: Borough of
Cheltenham: 1983-).

Listing NGR: SO9507222286

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666455

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version