Boundary Walls to West and South of Nos 13 and 14 Including Railings Monastic Precinct Wall Abutting no 12A
BOUNDARY WALLS TO WEST AND SOUTH OF NOS 13 AND 14 INCLUDING RAILINGS, COLLEGE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1063828
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Walls to West and South of Nos 13 and 14 Including Railings Monastic Precinct Wall Abutting no 12A
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO WEST AND SOUTH OF NOS 13 AND 14 INCLUDING RAILINGS, COLLEGE GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1063828
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Walls to West and South of Nos 13 and 14 Including Railings Monastic Precinct Wall Abutting no 12A
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO WEST AND SOUTH OF NOS 13 AND 14 INCLUDING RAILINGS, COLLEGE GREEN
- Statutory Address 2:
- MONASTIC PRECINCT WALL ABUTTING NO 12A, COLLEGE GREEN
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:
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO WEST AND SOUTH OF NOS 13 AND 14 INCLUDING RAILINGS, COLLEGE GREEN
- Statutory Address:
- MONASTIC PRECINCT WALL ABUTTING NO 12A, COLLEGE GREEN
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:
- SO 84927 54437
Details
WORCESTER
SO85SW COLLEGE GREEN
620-1/3/695 Boundary walls to west
05/04/71 and south of Nos. 13 &
14
including railings
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE GREEN
(West side)
Monastic precinct wall
abutting No 12A)
GV II
Boundary wall to gardens of Nos. 13 & 14 College Green
including its continuation (as railings/gates/wall) westwards
to its intersection with the Monastery Wall adjacent to the
river, and its continuation eastwards (as wall with railings
over) towards the Green. Possibly re-using 'quarried'
materials from C14 monastery but with later additions and
alterations mainly from the C18 & C19. Sandstone in red,
cream, and grey/green; red brick; wrought- and cast-iron.
Boundary wall: overall length approx. 77 metres (45m. N/S,
32m. E/W); height varies from approx. 2.5 metres to 4.5
metres. All the western section of wall is brick over regular
coursed masonry of rectangular, smooth-faced blocks; typically
two to eight courses (0.6m.- 1.5m.) high. Thin oversailing
coping of rectangular-section with cambered top-face in stone.
Changes in wall height achieved by curved ramps, copings
profiled to suit. Northern end of wall terminates in remains
of Monastery Dormitory; to south, curved intersection between
the two sections; wall to southern boundary is of similar
construction of brick over stone. Pierced to left of centre by
pedestrian opening with cambered arch over and vertically
boarded door. Wall to right of door is predominantly brick
with approx. 1m. length of stonework visible at ground-level.
Stone coping and ramp detail as to west but also terminated by
brick-on-edge and brick-on-flat coping. Railings and wall
running from SW corner of wall to riverside wall on Kleve Walk
(qv): railings extend for approx. 20 metres, with C19 brick
return in short section of approx. 10 metres to No.12B(qv);
approx. 1.4m. high; rectangular-section top, middle, and
bottom rail and main posts; circular cross-section vertical
railings alternate full- and half-height, arrow head finials,
those to dog bars broken-off; gates to left and right in
matching design to railings; cast-iron hinge and latch posts,
octagonal with moulded cap and plinth, identified in casting
as made by 'J & F Hall of Worcester.' To west of railings is
approx. 20 metre length of wall mostly some 2.5 metres high of
brick with approx. two courses of stone at foot, brick-on-edge
coping; final 6 metres is all stone construction similar
detail to main boundary wall, 1 metre high with half-round
blue brick coping. Wall with railings over continuing to east
of boundary wall: length approx. 14 metres, height from
approx. 1.2 - 2.8 metres; regular coursed stone as per main
boundary wall, cambered-top oping; wall terminated at east end
by matching stone pillar; square in section with stopped
chamfers to arrisses on chamfered-top plinth; moulded cap.
Approx. 1.4 metre high railings set into wall coping, moulded
top-rail, circular-section vertical railings with ornate
arrow-head finials.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Robert Willis Map from 1863 shows boundary
wall to nos. 13 & 14 annotated as 'modern wall'. Railings to
west of boundary wall are not shown on the Willis map or the
First Edition O.S. Map of 1886. (Architectural Journal
20:83-133: Robert Willis: Architectural History of the
Cathedral & Monastery of Worcester: 1863-: 254-318; Worcester
Cathedral Publications: Philip Barker: A Short Architectural
History of Worcester Cathedral: Worcester: 1994-).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488661
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Willis, R, Architectural History of the Cathedral and Monastery of Worcester, (1863), 254-318
Architectural Journal in Architectural Journal: Volume 20, (), 83-133
Barker, P, Worcester Cathedral Publications in A Short Architectural History of Worcester Cathedral, (1994)
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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