York Buildings
YORK BUILDINGS, 78-90, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245735
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- York Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- YORK BUILDINGS, 78-90, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245735
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Dec-1998
- List Entry Name:
- York Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- YORK BUILDINGS, 78-90, LONDON ROAD
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:
- YORK BUILDINGS, 78-90, LONDON ROAD
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 84045 18890
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8418NW LONDON ROAD 844-1/10/171 (South side) 23/01/52 Nos.78-90 (Even) York Buildings (Formerly Listed as: LONDON ROAD (South side) Nos.78 TO 90 (Even))
GV II
Terrace of seven houses. Nos 88 & 90 now part of the Edward Hotel, No.92 London Road (qv). 1827. Later minor alterations. For Joseph Roberts, printer. Painted stucco on brick, slate roofs, a brick stack on each party wall. Double-depth block with rear wings; at the west end of the terrace, No.78 is widened by a narrow bay slightly set back from the front. EXTERIOR: two storeys and cellars. On the fronts an offset plinth, a continuous raised band at first-floor level, continuous crowning cornice with frieze band and coped parapet; on the ground floor a right-hand entrance to each house; each doorway within a segmental arched opening framed by narrow sidelights and a fanlight; fielded six-panel doors to Nos 78, 80 & 82. To left of each doorway a large sash with glazing bars (4x4 panes) replaced in some houses by plain sashes; on the first floor of each house two sashes with glazing bars (3x4 panes); in the narrow, recessed front of the bay on the west side of No.78 a sash on each floor with glazing bars (3x4 panes); all the sashes in openings with projecting stone sills. INTERIOR: Nos 88 & 90 retain original features including dogleg staircases with stick balusters and cylindrical newel posts. Some original plasterwork with leaf moulding; 6-panel doors have reeded architraves with cornices and fleurons and lions' masks to upper corners. Hallways have arches with plaster corbels. One Regency fireplace with circle to upper corner. Otherwise not inspected. This terrace is part of a proposed larger development of which only another similar terrace in Hillfield Parade, Nos 104 to 116 London Road (qv) were built.
Listing NGR: SO8404518890
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472302
- 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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