Numbers 23 And 25 And Attached Railings

A pair of semi-detached villas, built around 1820 to 1840, are located on London Road, Cheltenham. The villas are constructed of stucco over brick, with concealed roof and a brick party wall stack. They feature iron balconies and railings.

The villas are two storeys high with a basement, each possessing three first-floor windows. The stucco detailing includes horizontal rustication to the ground floor, with voussoirs above the openings. A band runs above the first floor, surmounted by end Doric pilasters and detailing between the windows. A frieze and dentil cornice is topped with a blocking course. The windows are timber sash windows, with 6/6 and 2/2 panes on the first floor, and 3/3 panes in the basement. The outer entrances have roll-edged steps leading to recessed four-panel doors, some of which are part-glazed, with sidelights and overlights.

The interior retains original joinery, including panelled shutters to the windows. The attached railings have enriched rods to the sides of the steps, and the continuous ground-floor balcony features a Carron Company balustrade with a double-heart-and-anthemion motif. The design is similar to that of numbers 19 and 21, and 27 and 29 on London Road.