Nos 6 and 8 and Attached Area Railings
NOS 6 AND 8 AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 6 AND 8, ALBANY TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1359605
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 6 and 8 and Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NOS 6 AND 8 AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 6 AND 8, ALBANY TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1359605
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 6 and 8 and Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NOS 6 AND 8 AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 6 AND 8, 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:
- NOS 6 AND 8 AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 6 AND 8, 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:
- SO8459455826
Details
WORCESTER
SO8455NE ALBANY TERRACE
620-1/8/6 (North side)
08/3/74 Nos.6 AND 8
and attached area
railings
(Formerly Listed as:
ALBANY TERRACE
(North side)
Nos.6-30 (Even))
GV II
2 semi-detached houses and attached area railings, numbered
right to left, described left to right. c1820-40 with later
additions and alterations.
MATERIALS: mainly painted stucco over brick with brick left
return wall. Hipped slate roof. 2 party-wall stacks, those to
front roof slope are stuccoed and have cornice and pots, stack
to rear roof slope in brick with oversailing detail and pots.
Cast-iron railings to area.
PLAN: double-depth with entrances in return elevations.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and basement. 4 (2:2) first-floor windows.
Stucco detailing includes plinth, sills, corner pilasters with
capitals, simple frieze with moulded upper edge and recessed
rectangular panels; stucco scored to represent ashlar. 4
ground-floor windows are 6/6 sashes as first-floor, all in
plain reveals with sills. Steps and paving to area of
right-hand house with part-glazed door and window to basement.
Set-back single-storey stucco link to adjacent house to left
contains entrance; 6-panel door, bottom pair flush-beaded,
upper 4 raised and fielded; radial pattern fanlight with
segmental margin glazing. Right house: Tuscan-style porch with
square columns; 3-panel entrance door, radial fanlight with
segmental margin glazing. 2 storey wing to right of porch.
8/8, 6/6 and 4/4 sashes to return elevation. 2-storey service
range to rear of left-hand house with further C20 extension;
large 3-storey wing to the rear of right-hand house.
INTERIORS: noted as retaining some original features including
panelled shutters.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings to basement area, those to
right-hand house are decorative in paired heart and anthemion
design.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Albany Terrace is situated at N side of
Britannia Square (qv) and forms part of one of Worcester's
important Regency developments. The houses are of similar
general appearance to Nos 10-30 (even) (qv) Albany Terrace but
differing in details.
(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:
- 488468
- 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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