Herbert Warehouse
HERBERT WAREHOUSE, THE DOCKS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245605
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Herbert Warehouse
- Statutory Address:
- HERBERT WAREHOUSE, THE DOCKS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245605
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Herbert Warehouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HERBERT WAREHOUSE, THE DOCKS
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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:
- HERBERT WAREHOUSE, THE DOCKS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Gloucester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 82785 18382
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8218SE THE DOCKS 844-1/11/347 Herbert Warehouse 12/03/73
GV II
Warehouse, now local authority offices. 1846. Probably by John Jaques of Gloucester for Samuel Herbert, solicitor, and leased to J and C Sturge, corn merchants; 1985 restored and converted to offices for Gloucester City Council, with addition to link with offices in conversion of Kimberley Warehouse (qv) on the south side. Red brick with stone lintels and sills to window openings, renewed slate roof with skylights, barge and eaves boards, internally hollow cast-iron columns and renewed timber or concrete slab floors. PLAN: a large rectangular block, with gable-end towards Main Dock; on north side late C20 entrance door to Council offices, with broad flight of steps to lobby at former first-floor level, and suspended canopy above; the south side partly masked by late C20 infill addition. EXTERIOR: six storeys, basement and loft floor; in each side of the block three, full-height, former loading door openings, one in the centre and one towards each end, flanked by wall panels (W-D-W-D-W-D-W) with four windows in each wall panel; in each gable-end wall a central former loading door opening, and in wall to each side two windows to each floor; all the former loading door openings infilled with late C20 windows and panels and, on the south side, by C20 access to adjoining warehouse; above the central loading door opening on the north side is a reconstructed, timber, front gabled, projecting hoist housing supported on shaped brackets; all the windows fitted with C20 side-hung single sashes. INTERIOR: refitted, some cast-iron columns and in the loft floor original queen post trusses. (Conway-Jones H: Gloucester Docks An Illustrated History: Gloucester: 1984-: 167).
Listing NGR: SO8278518382
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472561
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Conway Jones, H, Gloucester Docks An Illustrated History, (1984), 167
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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