Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9522NE PITTVILLE CIRCUS
630-1/11/651 (South side)
05/05/72 Terhill

GV II

Villa, now flats. c1840-50. Builder probably Edward Cope.
Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof and stuccoed end and
ridge stacks with cornices.
PLAN: double depth with double pitch roof.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement, 5 first-floor windows.
Centre window-bay recessed. Stucco detailing includes ornate
window jambs and wide sills on corbels to ground floor,
ground- and first-floor windows have cornices on consoles,
those to ground floor with tent hoods; first-floor windows
have decorative friezes and mounded sills on feet;
second-floor continuous sill band; crowning moulded frieze and
cornice with blocking course. Central former entrance has
steps to porch with 2 Ionic columns in antis, frieze and
cornice; within are part-glazed double doors (now fixed) with
sidelights and overlight. Further C20 entrance porch added to
right. 2/2 horizontal-pane sashes where original.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: continuous window boxes to ground floor
have rail and scroll motif supports.
HISTORICAL NOTE: The Circus was laid out in 1839-40 by Cope on
land purchased from Joseph Pitt. However the basic layout of
the Pittville Estate was designed by John Forbes.
(Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion: Cheltenham:
1993-: 47,96).

Listing NGR: SO9553522810

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26667101

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)