Walmer House And Attached Railings

CHELTENHAM

SO9522SW BATH STREET 630-1/14/187 (South West side) 05/05/72 Walmer House and attached railings

GV II

House, now offices, and attached railings. c1820-30 with later additions and alterations. Stucco over brick; parapeted Welsh slate roof; stacks not visible. Double depth plan with central entrance hall facing Bath Street. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 3 first-floor windows, with 2-storey and basement, 2 first-floor window range to left. First- and second-floor bands, crowning cornice and parapet. Windows are blind, except above entrance, a 6/6 sash to first floor and 3/3 sash to second floor; all in plain reveals and with sills. Entrance: Tuscan porch with columns and entablature, within a panelled door set in semicircular architrave. 2-storey block to left of 2-window range has 6/6 first-floor sashes above 1/1 sashes; basement has renewed 8/8 sashes. Return to Cambray Place: 3 storeys, 4-symmetrical-window range. Bands and cornice continue from Bath Street facade. First floor has 6/6 sashes; second floor has 3/3 sashes; ground floor has later 1/1 horned sashes; basement has 6/6 sashes. INTERIOR: retains shutters, embellished cornices, tooled architraves with fleurons to corners; open-well staircase has stick balusters and balustrade with 'Cheltenham foot'. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings to porch, basement stairs and to area have bulbous squared heads and urn finials. Part of a terrace which includes Nos 28 and 29 Cambray Place (qv).

Listing NGR: SO9505822224