Gates and Railings to S Entrance to Springfield
GATES AND RAILINGS TO S ENTRANCE TO SPRINGFIELD, BRITANNIA SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1063861
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Railings to S Entrance to Springfield
- Statutory Address:
- GATES AND RAILINGS TO S ENTRANCE TO SPRINGFIELD, BRITANNIA SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1063861
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Railings to S Entrance to Springfield
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATES AND RAILINGS TO S ENTRANCE TO SPRINGFIELD, BRITANNIA SQUARE
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:
- GATES AND RAILINGS TO S ENTRANCE TO SPRINGFIELD, BRITANNIA SQUARE
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 84639 55646
Details
WORCESTER
SO8455NE BRITANNIA SQUARE
620-1/8/694 Gates and railings to S.
entrance to Springfield
GV II
Southern entrance to Springfield comprising pair of drive gates,
pedestrian gate and associated hinge-posts, flanking railings
together with end-posts, plinth and pillars. Gates and hinge
posts are considered neither to match nor to be original to this
entrance but all probably early C19 with the railings and
stonework being contemporary with the house. Wrought-iron,
cast-iron, timber, and sandstone. Overall length of gateway
approx. 18m. between square stone pillars approx. 2m. high with
pyramidal tops and incised with simplified form of Greek Key
decoration. Line of gates and railings set back from pillars and
site boundary by approx. 3m. End-sections of railings and plinth
curved in plan to link to pillars. Paired gate opening approx.
5m. wide with pedestrian gate to right. Gates set asymmetrically
off-centre right. Height of gates and railings approx. 1.75m.;
railings set on 0.3m. high stone plinth. Intermediate posts to
railings are square-section with anthemion terminations,
otherwise circular, alternate full height and third height, the
former with smaller cast anthemium finials, the latter with
fluted arrowheads. Terminations to railings at gate ends are
cast-iron skeleton posts incorporating anthemion cap, Greek Key
motif, diagonal cross-bracing and dog bars to match railings.
Scrolled stays to rear of intermediate posts. Hinge-posts are
cylindrical cast-iron decorated with raised strapwork and
mouldings to part-spherical caps and further decorative finials;
identified in casting as being by Bayliss Ltd. of London. One of
the posts is a timber replica. The gates are square-section,
full-height bars with pointed tops Decoration limited to bobbins
to centre of each gate together with C scrolls to ends and
centre.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the First Edition O.S. Map of 1886 shows the
present entrance layout but without the side pedestrian access
and gates apparently symmetrically positioned.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488592
- 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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