Downings Malthouse
DOWNINGS MALTHOUSE, MERCHANTS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271707
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Downings Malthouse
- Statutory Address:
- DOWNINGS MALTHOUSE, MERCHANTS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271707
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Dec-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Downings Malthouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- DOWNINGS MALTHOUSE, MERCHANTS 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:
- DOWNINGS MALTHOUSE, MERCHANTS 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 82638 17943
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8217 MERCHANTS' ROAD 844-1/15/200 (East side) 12/03/73 Downing's Malthouse (Formerly Listed as: BAKER'S QUAY Gloucester & Sharpness Canal Malthouse (G & WE Downing))
GV II
Malthouse. Dated 1893. Later alterations. Probably by Walter B Wood of Gloucester, for G and WE Downing, maltsters. Red brick with narrow bands of contrasting brick, gabled slate roofs with coped parapets. A large block in L-plan comprising a pair of parallel ranges and a third, attached, parallel ranges on north side with gable-ends facing Merchants' Road, probably a kiln with vented roof ridge, and attached at rear on north side a short, end-gabled range facing High Orchard Street. EXTERIOR: four storeys to front ranges, three storeys to rear range; the gabled fronts to the southern pair of ranges are similar and symmetrical, each of three bays defined on the two upper floors by recessed panels framed by strip pilasters and the gable parapet; on the ground floor a central semicircular-arched doorway and to each side a circular window; on the first floor three windows with segmental-arched heads; on the second floor within each of the recessed panels and on the third floor in the side panels a window similar to the first-floor windows; on the third floor in the central panel in the left-hand range is a weatherboarded gabled hoist housing, supported on a pair of cast-iron brackets; former similar housing on the front of the right-hand range indicated by a scar on the face of the brickwork; the east gable-end walls of the pair of ranges have similar features but only two recessed panels on the two upper floors and two windows to each floor. The front of the north range has two doorways on the ground floor and two small, blocked, segmental-arched windows on first floor, above two large recessed panes framed by quoin strips, a central pilaster strip and gable parapets; above, masking the end of the ridge vent, is a small gabled panel with recessed stone inscribed with date. On the north side of the range at first-floor level are four widely spaced segmental-arched windows, and above ten recessed panels framed by pilaster strips and eaves strip. The range facing High Orchard Street was probably built as a small warehouse of three storeys and three bays with fourth
bay added at north end, the three bays symmetrical with central loading doors to each floor, now blocked, and to each side on each floor a segmental-arched window with projecting stone sill; in the added bay on each floor a similar window with brick sill. INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SO8263817943
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472345
- 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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