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Montpellier Parade, CHELTENHAM, GL50 1UA

This interesting building at number 7 Montpellier Parade is home to number of small businesses. Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.

Burford Lodge, number 5 Montpellier Parade, was built circa 1823 with later additions and alterations. The villa is now flats and apartments. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1387118 Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.

This villa at number 9 Montpellier Parade was built circa 1820 and retains some original internal joinery. The villa is now flats and offices. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1387120 Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.

This delightful pair of semi-detached houses are numbers 8 and 10 Montpellier Parade. Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.

In Montpellier Parade, near to the entrance to the monstrosity that is Eagle Tower Image stands this information board about Edward Wilson, Antarctic explorer, who died on Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Westal, the house which Edward Wilson's family moved into when he was two years old in 1874, was one of the houses demolished when the Eagle Tower was built in 1965. There is a 1914 statue of Wilson in the Promenade Image and a statue of Wilson with Scott in Glen Prosen at Image Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.

Now flats, Imperial House number 3 Montpellier Parade, was built circa 1823 and much of the original internal joinery remains. Listed, along with the attached walls and railings, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1387117 Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.

The mistletoe has proliferated in this lime tree in the Montpellier Gardens in Cheltenham. Mistletoe is noticed most when the trees are bare. Mistletoe has a reputation for being toxic. About.com: Chemistry states the following: "The answer is: it depends on the type of mistletoe and what part you eat. There are several species of mistletoe. The Pharoadendron species contain a toxin called phoratoxin, which can cause blurred vision, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, blood pressure changes, and even death. The Viscum species of mistletoe contain a slightly different cocktail of chemicals, including the poisonous alkaloid tyramine, which produce essentially the same symptoms. Although mistletoe has therapeutic uses, eating any part of the plant (particularly the leaves or berries) or drinking a tea from the plant can result in sickness and possibly death." Other sources claim that mistletoe is not very dangerous. On the whole, it seems best to err on the side of safety and to avoid ingesting it in any form.

These two blocks of 1960s housing, the further one in Regency Style, the near one more plain have the benefit of rear views over Montpellier Gardens.

Statue of William IV in Montpellier Gardens. One of only three of this monarch, there is one in Greenwich, the other one is in Göttingen, Cheltenham’s German twin town. The plaque on the plinth reads: 'William IV 1830-37 Erected by public subscription in 1833 to commemorate the coronation of King William IV. Moved from the original location in Imperial Gardens to the present site in 1920'. The statue appears to be on an incline.

This pair of terraced houses are reputed to having been built as 2 gardener's cottages for Lord Suffolk's house circa 1810. Listed, along with the attached railings, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1387335 Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.