Berkeley House

ST 7693

4/88 WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE LONG STREET 23.2.52 (north)

Nos 31 and 31A (Berkeley House) (formerly listed as No. 31 Berkeley House) GV II

Guest house and offices formerly one dwelling. C17. Squared and dressed stone slate roof. Large U-shaped patrician house with late C19 extended wing to 31A, two broad Cotswold gables to street; dressed stone tripartite stack with moulded coping, centrally. Three storeys plus basement, five windowed: in gables two-light, at first floor immediately below four-light all stone chamfered mullions with drips and labels, small pane rectangular leaded casements, plus two small square fixed lights centrally between gables, moulded stone surrounds and two-light chamfered mullion first floor, two sashes with glazing bars ground floor in extension, right. New shop-front to No. 31A; good six-panel door under four-light rectangular fanlight, plus supporting side-lights, flat hood on consoles; approached by short flight stone steps with wrought iron handrails on twisted balusters. Opening to cellar, right. Interior retains newel stair with plain untapered circular 9 ins newel, small lights into courtyard; panelled doors on L-strap hinges, first floor centre moulded arched openings; broad structural beams with cyma mouldings. Roof includes section with wind bracing in three ranges. See also NMR: includes photographs of interiors now removed. Some interior detail removed to V & A Museum.

Listing NGR: ST7569393288