49, BROAD STREET

49, BROAD STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1063875
Date first listed:
05-Apr-1971
List Entry Name:
49, BROAD STREET
Statutory Address:
49, BROAD STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1063875
Date first listed:
05-Apr-1971
List Entry Name:
49, BROAD STREET
Statutory Address 1:
49, BROAD STREET

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:
49, BROAD STREET

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:
SO8483654941

Details

WORCESTER

SO8454NE BROAD STREET
620-1/16/123 (South side)
05/04/71 No.49

GV II

Probably house and shop, now shop and flat over. Mid/late C18
with possible earlier origins and with later additions and
alterations including probably C19 balconettes and c1970s
ground-floor shop front. Reddish-orange brick in Flemish bond
with flat arches of red rubbed brick with stone sills and
concealed roof; cast-iron balconettes. 3 storeys, 3 first-floor
windows. First floor has 6/6 sashes; second floor has 3/6 sashes,
all in plain reveals and with sills. Windows to first floor has
scrolled balconettes. Renewed low coped parapet. Glazed and tiled
shop front, canted plate-glass windows and glazed door.
INTERIOR ground floor altered, otherwise not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: 'By the sixteenth century, Broad Street was
second only to High Street in commercial importance. On the
direct route through the city from the (Worcester) Bridge (qv),
it contained the business premises of a number of important
traders and at least two inns'. Several houses on Broad Street
are known to have C17 and earlier origins (Nos 32, 40, 41 and 57
(qqv)).

All the listed buildings in Broad Street form a significant
group: Nos 10, 10A, 11 with the Crown Inn, 12, 18, 19, 29, 32-36
(consecutive), 40, 41, 43-49 (consecutive), 51-63 (consecutive),
69, 70 and Church of All Saints, (qqv). (Hughes P: No.57 Broad
Street, Worcester: Report for Worcester City Council: 1991-).

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
488606
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.

Ordnance survey map of 49, BROAD STREET

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