3 College Green, and attached area railings

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GLOUCESTER COLLEGE GREEN (south side) No.3 and attached area railings

23/01/52

GV II House, now offices. c1740 for Elizabeth Palmer; early C19 and C20 alterations. Red brick with stone details, slate roof. Double-depth block with rear wing to left and small enclosed rear yard.

EXTERIOR: three storeys and basement, wrought-iron railings; the front of three bays; stone modillion crowning cornice, and brick parapet with stone coping; on the ground floor to left the entrance doorway with flight of three stone steps to the threshold and doorcase in Roman Doric order with flanking half-columns, dosserets and open pediment framing semicircular fanlight with intersecting glazing bars; two sashes to right of doorway; on the first floor three sashes of similar size, all with glazing bars (3 x 4 panes); on the second floor three short sashes with glazing bars (3 x 2 panes); all the sashes in openings with rubbed brick flat arches and projecting stone sills.

INTERIOR: on the ground floor, room to right of entrance hall has fielded panel dado, panelled shutters, and an Adam style chimney piece. Early C19 open-well staircase with open strings, column newels, stick balusters and toad-back handrail; some C18 joinery in other rooms.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: C18 wrought-iron front area railings with urn finials. Listing NGR: SO8306918715