Bovis House And Attached Railings

CHELTENHAM

SO9421NW LANSDOWN ROAD 630-1/17/444 (South side) 05/05/72 Bovis House and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: LANSDOWN ROAD Westbury House)

GV II

Formerly known as: The Lypiatts LANSDOWN ROAD. Villa, then school, now offices. c1840-60 with later additions and alterations (C20 link range to rear not included). Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof, left end stack and iron railings. Double depth plan with recessed staircase range to left. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 5:1:2 first-floor windows (the single bay is recessed), and with further 2-lower-storey range set back to left. Stucco detailing includes quoins to angles, horizontal rustication to basement (to main range) with moulded band over; voussoirs over windows; first-floor band, first-floor moulded sill band with long panelled 'feet' between bands; ground-floor windows with tooled architraves, frieze and cornice with sills on feet, first-floor windows have tooled, eared architraves. 1/1 sashes throughout. Entrance to centre of 5-window range: porch with 2 pairs of Corinthian columns and engaged pilasters architrave, frieze and cornice; flight of roll-edged steps to 4-fielded-panel double doors with sidelights and overlight with stained glass. Wide eaves on brackets. Right return has canted bay window to ground floor with surmounting balustrade. Round-arched staircase window a 1/1 sash with stained glass and leaded lights. Further 2-storey canted bay to rear. INTERIOR: staircase in rear hall has lower pillar with fruit and swags, then chunky fluted columns on embellished urns. Embellished cornices. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings to sides of porch have scrolled lozenge motif. Part of the former Lansdowne Estate, a notable example of suburban town planning.

Listing NGR: SO9408621672