27 AND 28, WOOD STREET
27 AND 28, WOOD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187874
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 27 AND 28, WOOD STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 27 AND 28, WOOD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187874
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 27 AND 28, WOOD STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 27 AND 28, WOOD 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:
- 27 AND 28, WOOD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- National Grid Reference:
- SP1996554987
Details
STRATFORD UPON AVON
604-1/9/261 WOOD STREET
04-SEP-03 (South side)
27 AND 28
(Formerly listed as:
WOOD STREET
26 AND 28)
II
Town house, now office and shop. Early C16; 1st lease dated
1535, but may incorporate some earlier work as site was
tenanted back to 1440s; no evidence of fire here in late C16.
Timber-frame and plaster and some brick infill; renewed tile
roof with cross-axial stack.
2 storeys; 4-window range; upper floor jettied on exposed
soffit timbers on both fronts (Wood and Rother Streets).
Ground floor has C20 shop windows and entrances, some
decorative brick nogging below and between windows; 1st floor
has small square window, large and small 3-light windows, the
latter possibly originally oriel, 2-light window to right end,
all at least early C19, with leaded glazing. Wall posts to
ground floor and dragon beam with simply carved face and
simple enrichment to ?C20 post.
Right return to Rother Street has shop windows; 1st floor has
two C20 leaded 3-light casements; 3-light window to attic;
wing of single storey and attic to right has close studding
over shop window and gabled dormer with 2-light leaded
casement. Bracketed corner post supporting dragonbeam. Early
C19 casements. Early central stack; old tiles. C20 shop
fronts. Rear has some exposed timber-frame and gabled wing and
catslide roof to wing with large flat-roofed C20 dormer
window.
INTERIOR: exposed beams, some broadly chamfered, and fireplace
with bressumer.
(Bearman R: Stratford-upon-Avon: A History of its Streets and
Buildings: Nelson: 1988-: 61).
Listing NGR: SP1996554987
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 366463
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bearman, R, Stratford Upon Avon A History of its streets and buildings, (1988), 61
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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