Severn Wharf Building (Premises of Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust), the Wharfage, The Gorge - Telford and Wrekin (UA)

Large former warehouse now Museum of the Gorge on the north bank of the River Severn. Mid C19 of red brick with yellow brick dressings in Gothick style. Castellated parapets with pinnacles and buttresses and pointed arched openings.The four parallel pitches of plain clay tile roof have valleys and parapet gutters that leak. Valley gutters have been overlaid with successive layers of gutter materials that pond and leak. Wall plates below are showing decay with structural implications. An Historic England Repair Grant has developed a solution. Works are due to be carried out over the next year.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

SEVERN WHARF BUILDING (PREMISES OF IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST)

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II*

List Entry Number:

1293325

Local Planning Authority:

Telford and Wrekin (UA)

Site Type:

Civil > Public building

Location

Building Name:

Severn Wharf Building (Premises of Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust)

Unitary Authority:

Telford and Wrekin (UA)

Parish:

The Gorge

Parliamentary Constituency:

Telford

Region:

Midlands

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Part occupied/part in use

Priority:

B - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; solution agreed but not yet implemented

Previous Priority:

B

Ownership:

Charity (heritage)

Designation:

Listed Building grade II*, CA, WHS