C Gillman And Sons And Attached Outbuildings

CIRENCESTER

SP0202 BLACK JACK STREET 578-1/4/15 (North side) 23/07/71 No.8 C Gillman and Sons and attached outbuildings

GV II

Shop and office with storage over. Late C17 with mid C18, C19 and C20 alterations. Stucco to front and part of rear, coursed limestone rubble and timber-framing with brick infill to rear wing; concrete tile roof, hipped to front range; no visible stacks. Front range has wing and long range of outbuildings to rear right. 3 storeys and cellar; 4-window range. First floor has three 6/6-pane sashes in moulded architraves and one similar blind window to centre left; second floor has 3 similar sash windows and similar blind window to centre left, tops of all second floor architraves cut off by eaves. Ground floor has timber shopfront, C19 with C20 alterations, with 2 plate glass windows and recessed glazed door to right with iron grille to opening to cellar in stall riser to left, frieze and moulded cornice over continue over pair of C20 glazed doors in former carriage entrance with chamfered jambs to left. Shallow plinth; band course over first floor. C19 wrought-iron hanging sign bracket to first floor centre. Rear elevation has scattered fenestration of sashes and glazing bar casements; range of outbuildings consists of single-storey and attic former stable range with 3 gabled half dormers and ground floor door and window openings with exposed timber lintels, probably C18, and further single-storey ranges, probably C19. INTERIOR of front range has had staircase removed from ground to first floor, from first to second floors mid C19 stick baluster staircase; three first floor rooms have chamfered beams with run-out stops, mid C19 fireplace to front right; second floor has chamfered beams with run-out stops with nicks, step-stop to rear, mid C19 fireplace to front right, mid C19 panelled doors and architraves, oak floorboards. The Gillman family established in Cirencester since at least early C19 (see grave slabs in churchyard); living and working as blacksmiths at No.11 Park Street (qv) in late C19; ironmongery business carried on from this building for several generations. ((information from occupier)).

Listing NGR: SP0221002087