St Nicholas House

GLOUCESTER

SO8318NE LONDON ROAD 844-1/9/169 (North side) 12/03/73 No.47 St Nicholas House (Formerly Listed as: LONDON ROAD (North side) No.47 Offices of Bristol Omnibus Company Ltd)

GV II

A detached villa now offices. 1820. Stuccoed brick, gable-end slate roof, two rendered-end stacks. Front block with wing to rear. EXTERIOR: three storeys, basement and attic; symmetrical front of three bays with offset plinth rising to ground-floor level and a raised band at first-floor level. The bays on the upper floors are framed by a giant order of shallow pilasters with moulded capitals, the outer pilasters slightly inset from the corners, a crowning entablature with moulded cornice and parapet above. On the ground floor a central, projecting, single-storey, entrance porch on a landing approached by a flight of steps on the right-hand side, the porch in the Roman Doric order with facing pairs of columns at the outer corners supporting entablature and blocking course; the entrance doorway with moulded architrave and segmental arched fanlight with radiating glazing bars above the lintel; panelled door. To either side of doorway a sash, and on each upper floor three sashes, all with glazing bars (3x4 panes) in openings with projecting stone sills. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO8379218862