Number 29 And Attached Balustrade With Gate And Piers To Forecourt

GLOUCESTER

SO8318SW BRUNSWICK SQUARE 844-1/12/39 (South side) 23/01/52 No.29 and attached balustrade with gate and piers to forecourt (Formerly Listed as: BRUNSWICK SQUARE (South side) No.29)

GV II

Formerly known as: St Mary de Crypt Rectory BRUNSWICK SQUARE. House, now offices. c1825, late C20 alterations. Brick, formerly stuccoed, now rendered in roughcast painted white, stone details and balustrade, slate roof with boxed eaves, stuccoed brick stacks. Rectangular central block with a recessed bay on each side; on the front a forecourt and basement area. EXTERIOR: central block of two storeys, semi-basement and attic; the side bays of two storeys and full basement with floors not at the same levels as those in the central block. Symmetrical front of five bays and a single recessed bay on each side; on the front of the central block a raised band at first-floor level continued onto the fronts of the side bays at first-floor sill level; on the ground floor a central, Roman Doric porch, the entablature without a defined frieze, is approached by flight of stone steps, on each side of the porch an arcaded balustrade in stone, entrance doorway with a plain semicircular arched fanlight and six-panel door. On each side of the porch two sashes, on the first floor five sashes, on the front of each side bay on both the ground and first floors a single sash, all with glazing bars (4x4 panes) in openings with projecting stone sills; sashes with glazing bars to the basement. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: enclosing the forecourt a mid C19 ashlar fence with offset plinth arcaded balustrade and moulded coping; a pair of central gate piers and a similar pier at the end of each of the side returns against the outer corners of the building, all with recessed arched panels on the outer faces and with pedimented caps; cast-iron entrance gate. House was the rectory for the former Parish of St Mary de Crypt.

Listing NGR: SO8306018018