Winston Hall, also known as Constitution House, is a

grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

in Constitution Walk, off Bell Lane, in the city of

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West England, South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean ...

, England. It was built in 1750 as a

townhouse A townhouse, townhome, town house, or town home, is a type of Terraced house, terraced housing. A modern townhouse is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. In a different British usage, the term originally referred to any type o ...

for Richard Chandler, a wealthy

wool-stapler A wool-stapler is a dealer in wool. The wool-stapler buys wool from the producer, sorts and grades it, and sells it on to manufacturers. Some wool-staplers acquired significant wealth, such as Richard Chandler of Gloucester (England) who built W ...

, and remained in the Chandler family until 1876 when it became a school for young ladies.Constitution House.
Gloucester History Festival. Retrieved 1 December 2018. In 1883, it became the clubhouse for the Gloucester branch of the Conservative Party and is now a private member's club known as the Constitution Club.

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Grade II* listed houses in Gloucestershire Houses in Gloucestershire Commercial buildings completed in 1750 {{Gloucestershire-struct-stub