Numbers 27 To 32 And Attached Railings To Numbers 28, 31 And 32

Numbers 27 to 32 form a terrace of six houses, built around 1824 to 1828, likely designed by John Forbes. Numbers 28, 31, and 32 have attached forecourt railings. Number 30 has been converted into a house, and the others into flats. The houses are constructed with a brick core and stucco exterior, featuring hipped slate roofs and brick stacks.

The architectural design presents a range of three-storey houses with basements, each with four first-floor windows. The detailing includes horizontal rustication to the ground floor, architraves above the first-floor windows, a moulded string, frieze, cornice, and a raised blocking course. The main ranges have 6/6 sash windows throughout, set in plain reveals, with sills. The recessed ranges incorporate 6/6 sashes to the first floor and smaller 3/6 sashes to the second floor, with some windows blind. Basement windows utilize a mix of 3/6, 6/6, 4/4, and 4/8 sashes. Entrance bays, set back between the houses and at each end, feature steps leading to four- and five-panel doors, some with upper panels and overlights featuring glazing bars. A right return elevation provides three first-floor windows alongside blind openings.

The interiors are noted for retaining original joinery, including panelled shutters. Balconies are attached to the first-floor windows, and an embellished iron balcony divider is present between numbers 28 and 29. The attached railings feature spearhead bars, dog-bars, and urn finials. The window guards and balconies reflect a style common in Cheltenham around 1800 to 1820. Originally known as Montpellier Retreat, the terrace was associated with John Forbes, who lived at number 31 around 1826 to 1827 and later served as architect and surveyor for the Pittville Estate from 1835 to 1836.