The Herriotts
THE HERRIOTTS, WORCESTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1095944
- Date first listed:
- 25-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Herriotts
- Statutory Address:
- THE HERRIOTTS, WORCESTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1095944
- Date first listed:
- 25-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Herriotts
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE HERRIOTTS, WORCESTER 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:
- THE HERRIOTTS, WORCESTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Wychavon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Droitwich Spa
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 90263 63182
Details
1. WORCESTER ROAD 5249 SO 86 SW SP/611 The Herriotts
II 0/611 2. House, later converted to hotel, now old people's home. Main range built between 1825 and 1840. Wing to south added c.1880 for additional hotel accommodation. C20 extensions at rear and internal alterations. Red brick in Flemish bond, slate roofs, cast iron porte cochère and verandahs. Ridge and roof stacks with cornices except rebuilt stack at north end, boxed eaves. 2 storeys and attic. A long eleven bay range under a continuous roof hipped at either end. The central five bays are recessed between three bay end blocks. At the south end the added 6 bay wing of 1880 is set back (3:5:3:6). The recessed 5 bay range may be the earliest part of the structure: central main entrance doorway with narrow sidelights and rectangular fanlights with glazing bars all framed by Tuscan pilasters above side dado panels and entablature over. Double doors with glazed upper panels. In front of doorway a late C19 single storey cast iron porte cochère. Slender C.I. columns with foliage caps. Wide coach entries to either side on paired columns and 3 semi-circular arches on single columns to front with elaborately pierced spandrels and rectangular panels over. Plain pediment gable. Sashes to ground and first floor with glazing bars (3x5 panes) except for ground floor to right of doorway: C20 three light casements replacing sashes. Flat arch brick lintols. 5 roof dormers with barred casements and pyramidal roofs with lead ball finials. The front of the LH wing has a central doorway with decorative pattern of bars in fanlight, glazed panel door. Sashes to ground and first floor and in four bay end elevation (3x5 panes) all with shallow segmental arches with stucco mouldings and keyblocks. RH block similar but French windows with fanlights to ground floor, all windows with brick segmental arches. South wing with similar French windows and sashes with bars to first floor. Late C19 cast iron verandahs with slender columns and pierced brackets added to fronts of 3 bay blocks.
Listing NGR: SO9026363182
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 147380
- 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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