St. Pauls, Cheltenham
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St. Pauls is one of a number of areas of the Cotswold
town Cheltenham
, Gloucestershire
, England
. St. Pauls is home to the Francis Close Hall, a campus of the University of Gloucestershire
, St. Paul's Church, and many leisure facilities. Numerous stories exist of the gallows
that were once housed there when the area was characterized by fields rather than housing.
The area of St. Pauls takes its name from St. Paul’s Church at its centre. St. Pauls sits to the north-west of Cheltenham town centre and is a largely residential area of predominantly red-brick artisan housing built in the early 19th century. St. Pauls is located within a short walk of the town centre of Cheltenham, and has a population of approximately 5,500. Examples of the oldest housing in the area can be seen at St. Paul’s Street North, whose stuccoed houses date from the 1830s.
Francis Close Hall, a former teacher training college and now a campus of the University of Gloucestershire
, is situated in St. Pauls and has a state-of-the-art studio, laboratory, ICT, Gloucester
suite training restaurant and Learning Centre. Francis Close Hall, built in Tudor-Gothic style was constructed in 1849 by Samuel Daukes
.
There are numerous leisure facilities located in and nearby St. Pauls. At Pittville
Park nearby there are tennis courts, skating ramps and an 18-hole golf course. The park also houses Cheltenham Leisure Centre, which has three swimming pools, a gym and health spa. Prince of Wales
Stadium, opposite the leisure centre, houses a running track and rugby field.
The recent Brewery development, in the town's Lower High Street, has brought new life to the area providing leisure activities, such as cinema, various shops and numerous restaurants.
Cotswold
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England that give their name to:*Cotswold *Cotswold *Cotswold Chase, a horse race*Cotswold Games, annual games in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire...
town Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. St. Pauls is home to the Francis Close Hall, a campus of the University of Gloucestershire
University of Gloucestershire
The University of Gloucestershire is a university primarily based in Gloucestershire, England, spread over four campuses, three in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester...
, St. Paul's Church, and many leisure facilities. Numerous stories exist of the gallows
Gallows
A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging, or by means to torture before execution, as was used when being hanged, drawn and quartered...
that were once housed there when the area was characterized by fields rather than housing.
The area of St. Pauls takes its name from St. Paul’s Church at its centre. St. Pauls sits to the north-west of Cheltenham town centre and is a largely residential area of predominantly red-brick artisan housing built in the early 19th century. St. Pauls is located within a short walk of the town centre of Cheltenham, and has a population of approximately 5,500. Examples of the oldest housing in the area can be seen at St. Paul’s Street North, whose stuccoed houses date from the 1830s.
Francis Close Hall, a former teacher training college and now a campus of the University of Gloucestershire
University of Gloucestershire
The University of Gloucestershire is a university primarily based in Gloucestershire, England, spread over four campuses, three in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester...
, is situated in St. Pauls and has a state-of-the-art studio, laboratory, ICT, Gloucester
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....
suite training restaurant and Learning Centre. Francis Close Hall, built in Tudor-Gothic style was constructed in 1849 by Samuel Daukes
Samuel Daukes
Samuel Whitfield Daukes was an English architect. He was born in London in 1811, the son of Samuel Whitfield Daukes, a businessman with coal mining and brewery interests, who bought Diglis House, Worcester in 1827. He was articled about 1827 to James Pigott Pritchett of York, and had set himself...
.
There are numerous leisure facilities located in and nearby St. Pauls. At Pittville
Pittville
Pittville is a northern area of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, founded in the early 19th Century by Joseph Pitt. It contains Pittville park, with its two lakes, skatepark, tennis courts and Pump Room, Pittville School , the arts and media campus of the University of Gloucestershire, and some...
Park nearby there are tennis courts, skating ramps and an 18-hole golf course. The park also houses Cheltenham Leisure Centre, which has three swimming pools, a gym and health spa. Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
Stadium, opposite the leisure centre, houses a running track and rugby field.
The recent Brewery development, in the town's Lower High Street, has brought new life to the area providing leisure activities, such as cinema, various shops and numerous restaurants.