Thirlestaine Cottages

Thirlestaine Cottages, located on Thirlestaine Road in Cheltenham, is a stable range that has been converted into a hall of residence for Cheltenham College. Built around 1823, the building underwent a conversion in the mid to late 20th century. It features a stucco exterior over ashlar and brick, with an ashlar parapet and columns, topped by a slate roof. The structure is arranged in a U-plan and stands two storeys tall.

The main range has six first-floor windows and two projecting wings, with the left wing containing one first-floor window. The entrance facade includes a central loggia at ground level supported by six slender iron Doric columns. To the end of the right wing, there is a single-storey projecting range. The stucco detailing showcases full-height pilasters with sunk panels at the ends of the wings, and the capitals of these pilasters form part of a continuous crowning entablature and low parapet. Behind the parapet of the main range, there is an additional ashlar parapet with a central breakforward and a continuous entablature that rises at the center.

The entrance on the left side of the main range features a six-panel door, with a similar entrance located in the right wing. The ground floor windows are 6/6 sashes, while the first floor has 3/6 sashes. The single-storey range on the right has a central opening flanked by two Doric columns. The rear of the building displays a window arrangement of 2:5:2 on the first floor, with slight breakforwards at the ends, adorned with similar pilasters and entablature.

Historically, this building served as the stable range for Thirlestaine House, formerly known as No.138 Bath Road, and is now part of Cheltenham College. The 1983 listing noted that the stable block originally featured an excellent cupola, which is illustrated in Richardson and Eberlain's book "Smaller English Country House of the Later Renaissance," although it is incorrectly referred to as Pittville Spa.