Numbers 27 and 29 and Attached Front Area Railings and Gates
NUMBERS 27 AND 29 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS AND GATES, 27 AND 29, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271652
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 27 and 29 and Attached Front Area Railings and Gates
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 27 AND 29 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS AND GATES, 27 AND 29, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271652
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 27 and 29 and Attached Front Area Railings and Gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 27 AND 29 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS AND GATES, 27 AND 29, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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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:
- NUMBERS 27 AND 29 AND ATTACHED FRONT AREA RAILINGS AND GATES, 27 AND 29, COMMERCIAL 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 82899 18379
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8218SE COMMERCIAL ROAD 844-1/11/98 (South side) 12/03/73 Nos.27 AND 29 and attached front area railings and gates
GV II
Offices. 1848, for merchants operating in the Gloucester Docks. Brick, front faced in ashlar, hipped slate roof, central brick stack. Double-depth block and mirror image pair of buildings. EXTERIOR: two storeys and basement. The front of each building of three bays and a fourth slightly recessed bay at each end, overall 1+3+3+1. The face of the basement wall slightly offset, a first-floor sill band and a crowning entablature with blocking course; on the ground floor in the bay at either end of the central six bays, a large doorway, approached by a flight of stone steps to the threshold, with moulded architrave and a floating cornice on flanking console brackets, and rectangular fanlight with margin glazing and two leaf panelled door. On the ground and first floors in all other bays sashes with glazing bars (3x4 panes) in openings with projecting stone sills. At rear altered sashes to basement and on upper floors a tall sash to the stair well of each building and flanking sashes, all with glazing bars. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: wrought-iron railing to front area, with 3 wrought-iron gates.
Listing NGR: SO8289918379
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472188
- 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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