THOUSANDS of visitors flock to Cheltenham every year to see its famous regency buildings.
But the iconic Cheltenham Town Hall and the Pittville Pump Rooms are not the only structures that are protected as listed buildings in a bid to preserve our history.
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listed: The Municipal Offices; Montpellier Gardens Bandstand and the Crimean War Memorial outside Queen’s Hotel
From telephone and post boxes to walls and gates, new figures show there are 2,602 listed buildings in the Cheltenham borough.
That compares to 1,577 in Tewkesbury and just 660 in Gloucester.
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Around 90 per cent of the listed buildings in the town are located within its conservation area, where strict planning controls exist in a bid to keep the town looking its best.
English Heritage advises on which buildings should become listed, or de-listed.
Buildings are graded as of exceptional interest (grade one), of particular importance (grade two*) and of special interest (grade two). In Cheltenham there are five grade one buildings, 387 grade two* and 2,210 grade two.
When a building is listed, the whole of the structure is listed, including its internal fixtures and fittings.
Buildings of architectural and historical interest, including those with close historical association can be listed.
A spokesman for English Heritage said: “Listing helps us acknowledge and understand our shared history.
“It marks and celebrates a building’s special architectural and historic interest, and also brings it under the consideration of the planning system so that some thought will be taken about its future. The older a building is, the more likely it is to be listed.”
All buildings built before 1700 which survive in anything like their original condition are listed, as are most of those built between 1700 and 1840.
However those built after 1945 have to be exceptionally important to be eligible.
Karen Radford, heritage and conservation manager at Cheltenham Borough Council, said: “There are 2,602 listed buildings in Cheltenham; 90 per cent of these are located within conservation areas and they make a significant contribution to the character and appearance of the area. For this reason, together with their wider social and historical value, and for their intrinsic attraction and national importance, the council considers the preservation of listed buildings to be a matter of major importance.”