Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9421NE MONTPELLIER TERRACE
630-1/18/560 (South side)
05/05/72 Nos.95 AND 97
and attached area railings with
attached boundary walls and railings

GV II

House, now house and hostel and attached area railings, with
attached walls at rear and boundary walls and railings.
Numbered right to left, described left to right. c1820-34,
with late C19 alteration to 2 dwellings. Stucco over brick
with slate roof, stucco end stacks; pinkish-brown brick wall
and wrought- and iron railings to sides of steps. Double depth
plan with single-storey service range at rear.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 5 first-floor windows (2:3),
with single-storey entrance range at left. Stucco detailing
includes ground-floor horizontal rustication; first-floor
band; tooled architraves to first-floor windows; crowning
frieze and cornice. 6/6 sashes where original. Central
entrance a Doric pillared porch with architrave, frieze,
cornice and blocking course; flight of roll-edged steps to
part-glazed door with overlight. Entrance at left, steps to
6-panel door with overlight in pilastered surround, frieze,
cornice and blocking course. Rear retains 6/6 and 8/8 sashes;
tall central 6/9 staircase sash with 'fanlight' in
round-arched reveals.
INTERIOR: No.95 (main range) retains open-well staircase with
alternate stick and ornate iron balusters; tile floor;
otherwise not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings to sides of steps have
embellished rods; ground-floor window guards have circle
motif. Area railings have Carron Company double heart and
anthemion motif balustrade. Boot scrapers to top step. Wall
adjoins service range with rear doorway with plank door which
is raised above and forms part of brick wall approx 2m high
which extends to rear (south) and west boundaries, continuing
along Montpellier Grove to arrowhead railings with arrowhead
dogbars and anthemion finials to stanchions, these return to
Montpellier Terrace.
HISTORICAL NOTE: known as Belgrave Lodge during C19.

Listing NGR: SO9477221631

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666997

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