The Merchants House
THE MERCHANTS HOUSE, 80, LOAD STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1100783
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Merchants House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MERCHANTS HOUSE, 80, LOAD STREET
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-09-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/05830/01
- Rights:
- © Mr Philip Williamson. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1100783
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Merchants House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MERCHANTS HOUSE, 80, LOAD 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.
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 MERCHANTS HOUSE, 80, LOAD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Wyre Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bewdley
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 78688 75417
Details
SO 7875 SE BEWDLEY CP LOAD STREET (north side)
13/135 No 80 [The Merchants House (formerly listed as No 80 2.10.75 Severn House)]
GV II
House, now restaurant. Brick with hipped tile roof. Three storeys, 12 windows: glazing bar sashes with plastered wedge lintels; second floor: 9-pane sashes; ground floor: tiled pentice roof over two 16-pane sashes, central recessed entrance approached by three brick steps has glazed door. Return front to Severn Side North: three storeys, three windows: glazing bar sashes with plastered wedge lintels; second floor: 9-pane sashes; ground floor: three glazing bar sashes under plastered wedge lintels, between two windows to right a slightly recessed entrance approached by three brick steps with semi-circular head, wooden architrave and C20 panelled door.
Listing NGR: SO7868875417
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 156779
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 26-Jun-2026 at 05:05:32.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.