Gosditch House

CIRENCESTER

SP0202 GOSDITCH STREET 578-1/4/206 (South West side) 14/06/48 No.5 Gosditch House

GV II*

House, now offices. Early C18 with later C18 alterations. Coursed squared limestone; Welsh slate roof; brick left-end stack, stone stack with moulded base and top on front slope to right. 3 storeys, attic and cellar; 3-window range. First floor has three 6/6-pane sashes in moulded stone architraves with stone cills; second floor has three 2-light leaded casements in similar architraves. Ground floor has two 6/6-pane sashes in similar architraves. 2 pedimented dormers. 6-panel door with decorative fanlight in moulded stone architrave to right; 2 oval openings to cellar with iron grilles in flat unmoulded surrounds forming aprons below ground floor windows. Shallow plinth. Former eaves cornice boxed-out late C20. INTERIOR has mid/late C18 well staircase with oak treads, shaped cheekpieces, stick balusters possibly later alteration, fluted newel posts and mahogany grip handrail; ground floor has large C19 chamfered stone fireplace and rough beam to front left, mid C19 marble fireplace with contemporary grate and remnants of early C18 run plaster cornice to rear; first floor has late C18 timber chimneypiece with neoclassical composition decoration and early C18 run plaster cornice to front left, mid C19 stone fireplace and chamfered beam to rear; second floor has bolection-moulded timber fireplace with early C19 grate to front left, stone fireplace with early C19 grate to rear. Roof to front range and rear wing has curved principals and through purlins.

Listing NGR: SP0226402118