Carrick House

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SO9421NW 630-1/17/502

CHELTENHAM LYPIATT ROAD (East side) Carrick House

12/03/55

GV II Villa, now offices. c1826-32. Ashlar over brick with concealed roof and renewed brick end stacks. Double depth plan with central hallway and service range to rear.

EXTERIOR: two storeys, three first floor windows. Ashlar detailing includes sunk pilasters to ends. Central break forward with ground floor tetrastyle Ionic porch with architrave, frieze and cornice with blocking course. Steps to central six-panel double doors with overlight with margin glazing. Ground floor has tripartite windows with tall one/one sashes, cornice on consoles. First floor band. First floor has six/six sashes, that to centre has tooled architrave. Crowning architrave, frieze and cornice with blocking course. Right return has full-height bow with first floor band; six/six sashes and panelled aprons below (central window is blind).

INTERIOR: not inspected.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: bow to right has ground-floor verandah with pierced parapet.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Burlington House, Carrick House, Compass House (qv), Imperial House (qv) and Stanmer House (qv) form a distinguished group of villas along the east side of Lypiatt Road (marked on Merrett's Map of 1834 as Suffolk Lawn), all designed by Jenkins as part of the estate laid out for James Fisher and including Suffolk Square. Designs reputed to be in Gloucester Record Office.

Listing NGR: SO9432821679