31 And 33, Castle Street

CIRENCESTER

SP0201 CASTLE STREET 578-1/6/36 (South side) Nos.31 AND 33

GV II

Offices. Early C19 with later alterations. Limestone ashlar with reconstituted stone above to front, coursed squared limestone to rear with C20 single-storey extensions in render and reconstituted stone; concrete tile parapeted roof, concrete tile hipped roofs to rear; 2 ashlar ridge and left-end stacks with three C19 clay pots to each stack. Front range to street has central through-passage to rear; 2 rectangular ranges with hipped roofs to rear left and right, now with further C20 single-storey extensions. 3-storey 5-window range. First floor has three 6/6-pane sashes in plain reveals with stone cills to left and centre, two early C20 oriel windows with 4-lights to front, upper lights top-hung and with coloured glass. Second floor has five 3/3-pane sashes similar to first floor. Ground floor has to left C20 timber shopfront, possibly with C19 origins, with heavy projecting frieze with guttae over pilasters strips flanking windows below, to right early C20 shopfront with 3- and 5-light windows with transom with sliding sash below, metal ventilation grilles to tops of windows, blocked former doorway to right, glazed door with overlight to centre right, 4 panelled pilasters, console brackets, frieze and moulded cornice, cornice continued around base of oriel windows above. 6-panel door to ground floor centre has single-pane round-headed overlight in moulded stone doorcase with Doric pilasters, frieze and open pediment. Band course over ground floor surviving to centre over door only; upper part of second floor rebuilt in reconstituted stone. C20 windows to rear. INTERIOR of No.31 has early C19 stick-baluster winder staircase with shaped cheek-pieces; first floor landing has late C18/early C19 six-panel doors; first floor centre no fireplace, moulded architrave and panelled shutters to windows; second floor front left and right no fireplaces. Internal inspection of No.33 not possible.

Listing NGR: SP0216801954