30, Castle Street

CIRENCESTER

SP0201 CASTLE STREET 578-1/6/35 (North side) No.30

GV II

Offices and restaurant with flat over. C16 with earlier origins, C18, C19 and C20 alterations. Coursed squared limestone rubble; Welsh slate roof; stone ridge stack now truncated. C19 brick stack on lean-to brick extension to rear. Main range to street is 2 storeys, attic and cellar; 3-window range. First floor has 3 early C20 timber oriel windows with 1/1- 2/2- 1/1-pane horned sashes to front and timber mullions, each supported on 4 shaped timber brackets; oriels continue upwards with 3 similar windows in raking half dormers lighting attic. Ground floor has two C19 shop windows with C20 alterations; to left C20 bow window and glazed door under C19 timber frieze and moulded cornice, to centre 7x3-pane shop window in C19 timber surround of flanking pilasters, blind box and moulded cornice; to right small plate glass window in plain reveal with exposed timber lintel. To right through-passage to rear in plain reveal with exposed timber lintel; left wall of passage light timber framing with brick infill. C19 and C20 ranges to rear now altered and converted to restaurant. INTERIOR of main range has heavy unstopped chamfered cross-axial beam with painted decoration, probably C17, in red and cream geometrical and scroll patterns, exposed heavy joists laid flat; room to rear now opened out to front has late C18 moulded timber dentil cornice, section of chair rail with rope moulding on wall to left. Cellar has 2 stone spiral staircases, that to left now blocked, suggesting 2 earlier buildings on this site. Upper floors not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP0213901955