Gloucester House

CIRENCESTER

SP0201 DYER STREET 578-1/6/146 (South side) 14/06/48 No.60 Gloucester House

GV II

House, now offices. Late C17/early C18 with late C18 alterations. Stucco to front, coursed limestone rubble to sides and rear; artificial slate hipped roof; truncated stone stack on gablet to right, no other stacks visible. Front range to street with wing to rear left. 3 storeys, attic and cellar; 5-window range. First floor has five 6/6-pane sashes in plain reveals; second floor has five similar 3/6-pane sashes. Ground floor has four 6/6-pane sashes in moulded stone architraves with frieze and cornice and projecting cills; pair of doors to centre with 6 raised-and-fielded panels with decorative fanlight within enriched Doric doorcase. C20 rooflights. Deep plinth; cill bands to first and second floors; rusticated quoins to left and right angles except ground floor left; bracketed eaves cornice. 3-storey rear wing has four 3-light chamfered stone mullion windows with hoodmoulds all entirely renewed late C20; C20 single-storey extension to rear right. INTERIOR has late C18 well staircase from ground to first floor with 3 stick balusters per tread, possibly renewed, carved cheek-pieces; dentil cornice to outer hall and segmental arch with panelled soffit through to staircase to rear; interior otherwise noted as having undergone late C20 alterations in conversion to offices.

Listing NGR: SP0258101938