Clayton and Selkirk and attached railings is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1983. Pair of semi-detached houses. 12 related planning applications.

Clayton and Selkirk and attached railings

WRENN ID
final-lintel-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheltenham
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1983
Type
Pair of semi-detached houses
Source
Historic England listing

Description

A pair of semi-detached houses and attached railings, built around 1840 to 1850. The houses are constructed of ashlar facing brick, with a slate roof (artificial slate to the left side), four tall, stepped stucco chimneys on the lateral elevation, and a rear chimney.

The houses are two storeys and a basement, with an attic on the right-hand side, and have six first-floor windows arranged in a 1:4:1 configuration. The end bays project forward and are gabled. Ashlar detailing includes quoins projecting at ground-floor level; a tooled band at first-floor level; and tooled architraves around the windows. The windows in the central range at the first floor have aprons, "ears" and "shoulders," as do the outer bays, but the outer bays have a segmental arch and keystone above. Ground-floor windows have eared and shouldered architraves with sills, and both entrances and windows feature a round-arched arcade with keystones on pilasters. Most windows are two-over-two sashes, except for the ground-floor centre windows, which are one-over-one round-arched sashes. The basement windows are eight-over-eight sashes.

The entrances are off-centre and are alike, consisting of a flight of roll-edged steps leading to recessed four-fielded-panel double doors, with the left-hand door being partly glazed, and fanlights above. An attic roof dormer on the right-hand side contains a one-over-one sash window and a gable. A raised party wall and wide eaves are present. The rear elevation features quoins projecting at ground-floor level, a moulded first-floor band. Six-pane sashes are found on the first floor, with tall tripartite windows on the outer bays, which contain two-over-two sashes. Otherwise, six-pane French windows with divided overlights are present. The south side features mainly blind windows, with one six-over-six sash window, and two attic roof dormers.

The interior was not inspected.

Subsidiary features include rod and bobbin railings to the sides of the steps; an X-motif balustrade across the front on the left-hand side. At the rear, there are flights of steps with stick balustrades leading to the French windows, and lancet railings to the south. An X-motif balcony is present on the ground floor, alongside a simple scroll motif. Further X-motif balustrades are located at the basement level. The design is similar to that of Glen-Isla, Douro Road.

Detailed Attributes

Structured analysis including materials, construction techniques, architect attribution, and related listed building consent applications. Sign in or create a free account to view.

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.