Columbus House
COLUMBUS HOUSE, 27, COLLEGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389725
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Columbus House
- Statutory Address:
- COLUMBUS HOUSE, 27, COLLEGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389725
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Columbus House
- Statutory Address 1:
- COLUMBUS HOUSE, 27, COLLEGE 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:
- COLUMBUS HOUSE, 27, COLLEGE STREET
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 85107 54519
Details
WORCESTER
SO8554NW COLLEGE STREET
620-1/17/184 (West side)
05/04/71 No.27
Columbus House
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE STREET
(West side)
Nos.27, 28 AND 29)
GV II
House, now offices. c1808-1832 with later additions and
alterations including c1980s shop front. Pinkish-red brick in
Flemish bond to ground and first floors with red brick in
Flemish bond to second floor; stone sills and red gauged brick
arches; slate roof. 3 storeys, 3 first-floor windows.
First-floor has 6/6 sashes; second-floor has 8/8 horned
sashes, all in shallow reveals and with flat arches and sills.
Ground floor: entrance at right a 6-panel door, the upper 4
panels raised and fielded, lower flush beaded in flush beaded
reveals and with pilastered doorcase with open pediment.
Renewed shop front in Victorian style. Modillion eaves band.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: apparently not shown on Young's Map c1808 but
shown on Clements's Map of 1832.
(Young G: Map of Worcester: London: 1808-; Clements J: A Plan
of the City and Environs of Worcester: Worcester: 1832-).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488676
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Clements, J, Plan of the City and Environs of Worcester, (1832)
Other
Title: Map of Worcester
Source Date: 1808
Author:
Publisher:
Surveyor:
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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