Gatehouse to Forecourt of Society of Friends Meeting House

GATEHOUSE TO FORECOURT OF SOCIETY OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, GREYFRIARS

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1245829
Date first listed:
12-Mar-1973
List Entry Name:
Gatehouse to Forecourt of Society of Friends Meeting House
Statutory Address:
GATEHOUSE TO FORECOURT OF SOCIETY OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, GREYFRIARS
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1245829
Date first listed:
12-Mar-1973
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Dec-1998
List Entry Name:
Gatehouse to Forecourt of Society of Friends Meeting House
Statutory Address 1:
GATEHOUSE TO FORECOURT OF SOCIETY OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, GREYFRIARS

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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.

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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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Location

Statutory Address:
GATEHOUSE TO FORECOURT OF SOCIETY OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, GREYFRIARS

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 83093 18384

Details

GLOUCESTER

SO8318SW GREYFRIARS 844-1/12/134 (South side) 12/03/73 Gatehouse to Forecourt of Society of Friends Meeting House (Formerly Listed as: GREYFRIARS Friends Meeting House with Gatehouse)

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Gatehouse to forecourt of the Society of Friends Meeting House (qv). 1834, late C19 alterations. Brick with stone details, hipped slate roof. A range with a wide entrance to forecourt towards east end, extended to west in late C19 for caretaker's or porter's accommodation. EXTERIOR: two storeys; on irregular front to street, the earlier portion to left with a weathered ashlar plinth on each side of the carriage archway with dressed stone jambs and segmental head; in the archway a pair of gates in timber with open panels crossed with vertical iron bars and concave head rail; on each side of archway a brick pilaster strip rising to eaves; above the arch a recessed, rectangular panel with inscription in a moulded stone frame stone; on ground floor to left a single light window with stone lintel and projecting stone sill, in late C19 addition to right a narrow sash and, further right, a wider sash, above on the first floor to right two widely spaced sashes, all in openings with stone lintels and sills. INTERIOR: not inspected.





Listing NGR: SO8309318384

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Legacy System number:
472222
Legacy System:
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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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