Wargrave House and Sttached Walls and Railings
WARGRAVE HOUSE AND STTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, 23, ST OWEN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279717
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Wargrave House and Sttached Walls and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- WARGRAVE HOUSE AND STTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, 23, ST OWEN STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/11189/17
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279717
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Wargrave House and Sttached Walls and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- WARGRAVE HOUSE AND STTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, 23, ST OWEN STREET
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:
- WARGRAVE HOUSE AND STTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, 23, ST OWEN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hereford
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 51263 39914
Details
HEREFORD
SO5139NW ST OWEN STREET 683-1/7/268 (North side) 10/06/52 No.23 Wargrave House and attached walls and railings
GV II
Formerly known as: No.13 ST OWEN STREET. House, now surgery and offices. C18 with mid C19 front to earlier core. Rear has Dutch gables and attached Orangery. Brick; Welsh slate roof; brick end stacks. 3 storeys and cellar; 5-window range: mid C19 plain sashes with corbelled sills and moulded architraves with hoods; stone band; 3/3 sashes over; corbelled stone cornice to parapet. Central entrance: 4-fielded-panel door with overlight and screen, in stucco doorcase under moulded stone hood on polished granite columns; flanked by pairs of plain sashes in similar cases. 2-storey wings to side with 6/6 sashes and to left C19 part-glazed panelled door and overlight. Wing walls have ornate iron railings with pillars, gate piers and double gates. INTERIOR: C18 open well staircase with bobbin balusters; C18 panelling and moulded ceiling; margin-glazed round-headed staircase light; marble columns and pilasters. Top floor: 2-panel doors; C19 fireplaces; stair cupboard. 1st floor: bolection-moulded fireplace; ceiling cornice; 6-panel doors; overlights; 4-panel doors; corner fireplace; wall cupboards; panelling; mantelpiece; panelling; 2- and 4-panel doors; wood lined arch; C17 carved overmantel (not in situ). Ground floor: wing to rear: ceiling cornice; arch architraves; carved fire surround and overmantel; moulded 4-centred arch fireplace; part-glazed panelled doors, 2 with rounded heads; 3-light door with coloured leaded lights; ceiling cornices; coved panelling; alcove with sideboard; marble fire surround. Hall: C17? panelling with frieze; panelled doors. Cellar: round-headed door; cobbled floor; two 2-panel doors; mostly brick-lined. The house was reputedly the Town House of the Scudamore family whose seat was Home Lacy House, and the fine panelling on the 1st-floor landing may have come from there. (RCHME).
Listing NGR: SO5126339914
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 372456
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire I South West, (1931)
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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