1, 3 AND 5, TAMWORTH STREET

1, 3 AND 5, TAMWORTH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1218375
Date first listed:
14-Feb-1975
List Entry Name:
1, 3 AND 5, TAMWORTH STREET
Statutory Address:
1, 3 AND 5, TAMWORTH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1218375
Date first listed:
14-Feb-1975
Date of most recent amendment:
17-Jun-1994
List Entry Name:
1, 3 AND 5, TAMWORTH STREET
Statutory Address 1:
1, 3 AND 5, TAMWORTH 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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
1, 3 AND 5, TAMWORTH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Staffordshire
District:
Lichfield (District Authority)
Parish:
Lichfield
National Grid Reference:
SK 11834 09572

Details

LICHFIELD

SK1109NE TAMWORTH STREET 1094-1/5/179 (North side) 14/02/75 Nos.1, 3 AND 5 (Formerly Listed as: TAMWORTH STREET (North side) Nos.3 AND 5)

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Offices. c1750 and c1850. Brick with ashlar and stucco dressings; hipped tile roof and slate roof, hipped to angle, to C19 range. Double-depth plan with C19 range (No.1) to corner of Conduit Street to left. Georgian style. No.3 of 3 storeys; 4-window range. Plaster platt band over 1st floor, and top cornice. C20 traditional style shop front to left continued round C19 range. Entrance to right of centre has architrave and overlight to 6-panel door; similar entrance to right end has rubbed brick flat arch with key above, probably originally to window. Windows to 1st and 2nd floors have sills, those to 1st floor bracketed, and rubbed brick flat arches with keys over 4-pane sashes to 1st floor, 6-pane sashes to 2nd floor. No.1 of 3 storeys; recessed curved angle with flanking windows. Sill bands to upper floors and top frieze and modillioned cornice, central key with satyr mask. Shop front has entrance to corner. 1st floor has tripartite windows with pilasters, frieze and cornice with 2:4:2-light sashes flanking similar curved window with 4-pane sash; 2nd floor has windows of 2 round-headed lights in ashlar surrounds with brattishing; curved window to corner narrower. End stack and stack to rear gable have enriched chimney pots. INTERIOR: No.3 has open-well stair to rear right with cut string, scrolled Rococo tread ends, turned balusters, panelled newels with moulded bases and ramped handrail; 1st floor window shutters; room to left has richly moulded cornice taken round beam.

Listing NGR: SK1183409572

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
382747
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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