The Albany
THE ALBANY, 4, ALBANY TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1359604
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- The Albany
- Statutory Address:
- THE ALBANY, 4, ALBANY TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1359604
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- The Albany
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ALBANY, 4, ALBANY TERRACE
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:
- THE ALBANY, 4, ALBANY TERRACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Worcester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 84607 55841
Details
WORCESTER
SO8455NE ALBANY TERRACE
620-1/8/5 (North side)
08/3/74 No.4
The Albany
GV II
Villa, now Doctors' surgeries. c1820-30 with later additions
and alterations. Painted stucco over brick with hipped slate
roof; brick end stack with oversailing courses to W end of
main house, pair of ornate stucco internal stacks at E end in
form of stylised crocus, Greco-Egyptian style; tall brick
stack to rear range. Triple-depth plan with central hallway
and later C19 single-storey brick service range to N.
Entrance facade (E): 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Stucco
detailing includes plinth, full height clasping pilasters with
incised Greek key decoration and incised stylised anthemion to
splay capitals; horizontal rustication to ground- and
first-floors; deep frieze with incised Greek key motif,
moulded cornice. First-floor has 6/6 sashes, ground-floor has
4/4 sash windows with margin glazing within raised architraves
with dentil frieze and pediment with acroteria; all in plain
reveals and with sills. Central entrance, distyle porch has
fluted columns with Egyptian style capitals and engaged Doric
pilasters, Doric entablature and blocking course; 2 renewed
steps to part-glazed door with margin lights in splay-eared
architraves with moulded leaf and dart decoration (also to
reveals) and crowning scrolls. Garden facade (S): 2 storeys, 4
first-floor windows (1:2:1). Projecting end bays. Stucco
detailing includes similar pilaster to break forwards and
horizontal rustication to centre; cornice as main facade.
First-floor has 6/6 sashes. Ground-floor has outer tripartite
windows, 4/4 with margin lights between 2/2 with fluted
three-quarter columns with Egyptian-type capitals and end
Doric pilasters surmounted by frieze with fleurons and dentils
(some missing) and pediment with anthemion, acroteria and
central wreath. To centre is a rectangular bay with tripartite
window with 2/2 and 1/1 sashes and Doric pilasters between;
2/2 sashes to return; all windows horned. Some shutter hinges
remain in situ. Dentil cornice with fleurons beneath and low
parapet with copings. Rear: 6/6 sashes with flat arch over.
INTERIOR: Noted as having original features including marble
Regency fireplaces to ground floor, narrow open-well staircase
with stick balusters and wreathed mahogany handrail,
single-panel doors with Greek-key motif and Egyptian-style
architraves, deep skirting with fleurons and panelled
shutters. Embellished cornices throughout ground-floor;
cornice to main room has acanthus leaf, grape and scroll
decoration; plaster centre-piece to ceiling.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Albany Terrace is situated at the N side of
Britannia Square (qv) and forms part of one of Worcester's
important Regency developments. A distinguished example of
villa architecture, the detailing being unusually eclectic for
this period.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Worcestershire:
Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 334).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488467
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, (1968), 334
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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