55 AND 57, BROMWICH ROAD
55 AND 57, BROMWICH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1063790
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 55 AND 57, BROMWICH ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- 55 AND 57, BROMWICH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1063790
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 55 AND 57, BROMWICH ROAD
- Statutory Address 1:
- 55 AND 57, BROMWICH ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 55 AND 57, BROMWICH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Worcester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8429554121
Details
WORCESTER
SO8454SW BROMWICH ROAD
620-1/19/140 Nos.55 AND 57
05/504/71
II
House, now 2 houses. 1810 with later additions and alterations
including division into two houses c1886-1926.
MATERIALS: Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof, rear and
right stuccoed stacks with cornices and pots.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys plus attic, 5 first floor windows, range to
rear at right. Stucco details include first floor sill band
surmounted by wide Doric pilasters to ends and between windows
and crowning entablature. Ground floor has wide, tall round
arched recesses with tooled surrounds to windows. 6/6 sashes
throughout in plain reveals, and with sills to ground floor.
Central tetrastyle Doric porch with entablature, entrance 6-panel
part-glazed door with fanlight with circle and teardrop motif and
tooled architrave. Attic rooflight. Left return has conservatory
set back with lattice and gothic traceried glazing bars, 6/6 and
8/8 sashes where original. Right return has plain and 6/6 sashes,
all with blind boxes. Rear has staircase window 6/6 sash with
radial glazing to head.
INTERIOR: retains original joinery and plasterwork including
boxed beams. 6-panel doors with fluted architraves, some with
foliate motif to corners, and panelled reveals. Openwell
staircase with stick balusters and carved tread ends. Greek key
motif to dado rail. Embellished cornices have honeysuckle motif
and modillions; coving to front room has acanthus and acorns with
honeysuckle and leaf ceiling frieze. Regency fireplaces.
HISTORICAL NOTE: was the Bishop of Worcester's guest house and
later a school. Shown as a single house on 1886 O.S. Map,
subdivided on 1926 O.S. Map. (Ordnance Survey Map: 1886-;
Ordnance Survey Map: 1926-).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488623
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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