Hill Grove House at King Charles I High School
HILL GROVE HOUSE AT KING CHARLES I HIGH SCHOOL, CHESTER ROAD SOUTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1100080
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Hill Grove House at King Charles I High School
- Statutory Address:
- HILL GROVE HOUSE AT KING CHARLES I HIGH SCHOOL, CHESTER ROAD SOUTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1100080
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Hill Grove House at King Charles I High School
- Statutory Address 1:
- HILL GROVE HOUSE AT KING CHARLES I HIGH SCHOOL, CHESTER ROAD SOUTH
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:
- HILL GROVE HOUSE AT KING CHARLES I HIGH SCHOOL, CHESTER ROAD SOUTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Wyre Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kidderminster
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8421176151
Details
In the entry for
2/105
CHESTER ROAD SOUTH
Hill Grove House at King Charles I High School
line 11 of Part 2 of the entry shall be amended to read "plastered bow windows".
1.
5250
SO 87 NW
2/105
CHESTER ROAD SOUTH
Hill Grove House at King Charles I High School
II
2.
Circa 1800-20. Substantial detached former house with later, mid-c19, additions.
Two storeys, red brick with symmetrical 5 bay entrance, the central 3 bays slightly
advanced and pedimented. Moulded stone cornice and parapet. Stone plinth.
Hipped slate roof. Plain brick chimney stacks. Revealed glazing bar sashes,
thin stone cills and slightly cambered reeded stone arches with keystones.
Central 1st floor window with cornice and entablature on console brackets,
extended down as French casement joining onto roof of coupled Tuscan column
porch. Double entrance doors with glazed upper panels. Cast iron railings
to roof of porch. Originally the house was of 3 bay depth, viz north side
with lower service wing. The south side was extended to 7 bays in similar
style circa 1860-70, with plastered low windows on ground floor, the centre
lights as marginal glazed French casements.
Listing NGR: SO8421176151
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 156423
- 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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