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Loveday Mews, CIRENCESTER, GL7 2AH

An open and rather high link between two buildings in Gosditch Street.

Erected in 1873 as the Capital and Counties Bank. In February 2016, the name on a bracket above the doorway is ARBUTHNOTT LADENBURG PARTNERSHIP CHARTERED ARCHITECTS. Between the lower and upper windows are groups of stone shields. There is lettering on four of the shields - CHELTENHAM, STROUD, REDDITCH, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD. The building was Grade II listed in 1971.

This delightful building, number 15 Gosditch Street, was erected in 1873 as the Capital and Counties Bank, now offices housing a firm of architects. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1187490 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

3-storey house built c1830-1840. Grade II listed in 1948 (as 11 Gosditch Street).

Dollar Ward House, number 11 Gosditch Street, was built circa 1835. Constructed with ashlar to the front and a mixture of coursed and squared and coursed rubble stone to the sides, all under a Welsh slate roof. There is a stone doorcase with Doric columns. Some original internal features remain. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1206156 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

A dignified early C19th three-bay house with a Roman Doric doorcase. Grade II listed.

Built in 1873, the Capital and Counties Bank occupied them, followed by the Gloucestershire Bank and then later it was used as municipal offices. Now home to an architects who presumably enjoy an unusual style - quoted as 'eclectic Jacobethan style' by English Heritage. Grade II listed. See Image] for a little detail.

Some of the carvings that add to the unusual style of this old bank. See Image] for a wider view.