Ladybellegate House
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Ladybellegate House, 20 Longsmith Street, Gloucester
GL1 2HT, (National Grid Reference: SO 83003 18556) is a Grade I listed building with English Heritage
, reference number 1245726.
plasterwork and carved oak staircase.
Robert Raikes junior
, founder of Sunday Schools, was born at Ladybellegate House in 1736. He also lived there from 1757 to 1772.
From 1740 to 1743, the house was let to Henry Guise of Elmore during which time it was remodelled to include fine moulded panels incorporating the swan crest of the Guise family.
in 1978. A loan from the Architectural Heritage Fund
was combined with a successful fund raising to enable the building to be restored and the house was reopened by HRH Princess Anne in 1979. It was the trust's first major restoration. The building was subsequently sold and the proceeds placed in the Gloucester Historic Buildings Fund, which is run jointly by Gloucester Historic Buildings Ltd and Gloucester City Council.
Today the building is used as offices.
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
GL1 2HT, (National Grid Reference: SO 83003 18556) is a Grade I listed building with English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
, reference number 1245726.
History
The building is a town house built around 1704 for Edward Wagstaffe. The house is notable for its fine RococoRococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
plasterwork and carved oak staircase.
Robert Raikes junior
Robert Raikes
Robert Raikes was an English philanthropist and Anglican layman, noted for his promotion of Sunday schools...
, founder of Sunday Schools, was born at Ladybellegate House in 1736. He also lived there from 1757 to 1772.
From 1740 to 1743, the house was let to Henry Guise of Elmore during which time it was remodelled to include fine moulded panels incorporating the swan crest of the Guise family.
Restoration
The building was acquired from the Post Office by the Gloucester Civic TrustGloucester Civic Trust
Gloucester Civic Trust Limited is a registered charity which exists to promote the appreciate and conservation of Gloucester's heritage. The Trust is based in St...
in 1978. A loan from the Architectural Heritage Fund
Architectural Heritage Fund
The Architectural Heritage Fund is a registered charity founded in 1976 to promote the conservation of historic buildings in the United Kingdom. It provides information, advice and finance to Building Preservation Trusts and other charities in the U.K..-Scope:In order to apply for finance,...
was combined with a successful fund raising to enable the building to be restored and the house was reopened by HRH Princess Anne in 1979. It was the trust's first major restoration. The building was subsequently sold and the proceeds placed in the Gloucester Historic Buildings Fund, which is run jointly by Gloucester Historic Buildings Ltd and Gloucester City Council.
Today the building is used as offices.
Further reading
- Rogers, M. Ladybellegate House, Gloucester and Robert Raikes. Gloucester: Gloucestershire Record Office, 1975.
