Corinium Museum And Attached Gateway

CIRENCESTER

SP0202 PARK STREET 578-1/4/276 (North side) 14/06/48 No.29 Corinium Museum and attached gateway

GV II

Museum, formerly house. Mid C18 with later alterations. Limestone ashlar, coursed rubble to right side, coursed squared limestone to left side; stone slate hipped parapeted roof, concrete tile to rear range to left; rebuilt brick stacks on gablets to left and right of front range, brick left end stack to rear range to left. 7-bay Palladian villa with 3 bays to centre broken forward with pediment over. 3 storey 7-window range. First floor has seven 6/6-pane horned sashes, 3 to centre in moulded stone architraves with keyed lintels and stone cills, to left and right in plain reveals with stone cills. Second floor has seven similar 3/3-pane sashes. Ground floor has six C19 2/2-pane horned sashes in plain reveals with stone cills; Doric doorcase with open pediment to centre now infilled with C20 glazing. Shallow plinth; chamfered rustication to ground floor forming voussoirs over window heads; band courses over ground and first floors. Bracketed eaves cornice, parapet; blocking course. Entrance is to C20 addition to rear left via round-headed opening in C19 screen wall with moulded architrave, impost bands and bracket keystone; aedicule of 2 Ionic columns, full entablature and dentil cornice, blocking course; pair of C19/C20 iron gates. INTERIOR has undergone major C20 alteration for museum use.

Listing NGR: SP0213602063