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Raglan House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Dursley, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6822 / 51°40'55"N

Longitude: -2.3513 / 2°21'4"W

OS Eastings: 375806

OS Northings: 198219

OS Grid: ST758982

Mapcode National: GBR 0LV.DCJ

Mapcode Global: VH952.6Z99

Plus Code: 9C3VMJJX+VF

Entry Name: Raglan House

Listing Date: 23 June 1952

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1290869

English Heritage Legacy ID: 394410

ID on this website: 101290869

Location: Townsend, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL11

County: Gloucestershire

District: Stroud

Civil Parish: Dursley

Built-Up Area: Dursley

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Dursley

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


DURSLEY LONG STREET
ST 7598
(south side)
5/43 No 56 (Raglan House)
23.6.52
GV II*

Large town house in row, now partially offices. Early-mid C18;
later C18 extension to rear wing. Limestone ashlar, now painted;
rendered random rubble to rear wing; brick chimney; main roof
inaccessible at time of inspection but probably lead; clay pantile
to rear wing. Three-storey; 2-storey wing to rear. Front: 5-
window 18-pane sash fenestration with thick glazing bars, all with
moulded architraves and aprons with fielded panel. Central doorway
with moulded architrave and 8-panel fielded door sheltered by
projecting shell-hood on detached Doric columns. Central window
above has flanking Ionic pilasters and pediment while that to upper
floor has Corinthian pilasters, moulded cornice above being brought
forward and supporting central fielded panel flanked by scrolls
with segmental pediment over Parapet formerly balustraded but now
missing, single attached baluster remaining on each side of central
feature. Quoin strips at front corners interrupted by moulded
string courses at floor levels. Rear: right of wing two tall 12-
pane sashes to each upper floor with moulded architraves; single
sash to ground floor. Plain band at floor levels. Wing: C20
casement fenestration on north-east side. Blocked windows with
timber lintels on north-west side of wing. Interior has been
altered but retains some original panelling. Original staircase
survives complete with barleysugar balusters and scroll brackets to
open strings. House was home of Mikael Pedersen, the Dursley
bicycle designer between 1897 and 1918, The most important town
house in Long Street and similar, although larger, to No 11
Woodmancote (q.v.).
(D. Verey, Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979)


Listing NGR: ST7580698219

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