Listed Building Description:

CHELTENHAM SO9421SW TIVOLI ROAD 630-1/22/959 (West side) No.11 GV II 12/03/55

Villa. c1834-40. Ashlar over brick with hipped slate roof and end brick stacks; wrought-iron balcony.

EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement, 3 first-floor windows. Ashlar detailing includes pilasters to ends and tooled first-floor band. 6/6 sashes to first-floor with French windows to centre, 3-light 6/6 between 2/2 sashes on ground floor with segmental recess above; all in plain reveals and with sills. Central entrance, porch with square Doric columns, flight of 8 roll-edged steps to 4-panel double doors with overlight. Wide eaves.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: balcony over porch has scrolled lozenge motif.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Sir Ralph Richardson, the actor, was born here in 1902. Houses along Tivoli Road (originally known as Tivoli) are shown as laid out on Merrett's Map of 1834. Listing NGR: SO 94144 21420. {Source Work 2378.}