Gloucester Old Peoples Centre
GLOUCESTER OLD PEOPLES CENTRE, HARE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245831
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Gloucester Old Peoples Centre
- Statutory Address:
- GLOUCESTER OLD PEOPLES CENTRE, HARE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245831
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Gloucester Old Peoples Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- GLOUCESTER OLD PEOPLES CENTRE, HARE LANE
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:
- GLOUCESTER OLD PEOPLES CENTRE, HARE LANE
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 83312 18786
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8318NW HARE LANE 844-1/8/137 (East side) 23/01/52 Gloucester Old People's Centre
II
Formerly known as: The Old Raven Tavern HARE LANE. Merchant's house, now old peoples centre. c1520 with late C16 additions and alterations; from the later C17 a tavern; extensively restored with some alterations for trustees of the Raven Fund by HF Trew, with support from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, c1950; altered 1964 for use as old people's centre, later single storey extensions in yard at rear. Timber frame with rendered infill panels, tiled roof with two large cross-gabled dormers, brick stack. Front range and one-bay of the former long rear wing to right, large brick stack between the front range and the wing. EXTERIOR: two storeys and attic; the front range of three structural bays, the left-hand bay largely rebuilt and in the front on the ground floor large windows with glazing bars inserted c1950 between the bay posts with entrance doorway in the framing of right hand window; at first-floor level a continuous jetty supported on knee brackets off the posts; above the bressumer a pair of massive, slightly curved tension braces in each bay with a three-light leadlight casement inserted c1950 in the centre of each bay between the braces replacing a C18 sash; two gabled dormers added in the late C16, the fronts with close studding and a central quatrefoil below the middle rail, above the middle rail a three-light leadlight casement and in the apex of each gable a quatrefoil panel; the barge boards are cut in a stepped pattern with a drop finial at each apex; the left-hand dormer was rebuilt c1950. INTERIOR: mostly refitted c1950 including staircase to first floor, on the first floor some exposed framing and bridging beams with stopped chamfers. HISTORY: the house is popularly associated with the Hoare family. Wrongly called the Raven Tavern; the Raven actually stood in Southgate Street.
Listing NGR: SO8331218786
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472224
- 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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