5 AND 6, COLLEGE PRECINCTS

5 AND 6, COLLEGE PRECINCTS

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1063837
Date first listed:
22-May-1954
List Entry Name:
5 AND 6, COLLEGE PRECINCTS
Statutory Address:
5 AND 6, COLLEGE PRECINCTS
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1063837
Date first listed:
22-May-1954
Date of most recent amendment:
27-Jun-2001
List Entry Name:
5 AND 6, COLLEGE PRECINCTS
Statutory Address 1:
5 AND 6, COLLEGE PRECINCTS

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
5 AND 6, COLLEGE PRECINCTS

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:
SO8509354497

Details

WORCESTER

SO8554SW COLLEGE PRECINCTS
620-1/20/177 (East side)
22/05/54 Nos.5 AND 6
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE PRECINCTS
No.5)
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE PRECINCTS
No.6)

GV II

House, now 2 houses. c1820, probably sub-divided c1836-99 when
right part was refronted. Pinkish-brown and red brick in
Flemish bond with ashlar sills and copings, concealed roof. 3
storeys on half-basement, 1:1 first floor windows. Ground and
first floors have 8/8 sashes; second floor has 6/6 sashes; all
in near-flush frames and with flat arches of gauged brick and
sills. Coped parapet. Half-basement has grille at left. Outer
entrances: 6-raised-and-fielded-panel doors, the upper panels
glazed, within tooled surrounds, frieze and cornice.
INTERIOR: right part has chamfered axial beam and fireplace
with chamfered bressumer to front room. Otherwise not
inspected.
All the listed buildings in College Precincts (qqv) form a
significant group and part of the setting for Worcester
Cathedral (qv).
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner: N: Worcestershire:
Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 316; NMR: photograph).

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
488669
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, (1968), 316

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of 5 AND 6, COLLEGE PRECINCTS

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