Nos. 5 and 5A With Attached Railings and Rear Courtyard Walls
NOS.5 AND 5A WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS AND REAR COURTYARD WALLS, 5 AND 5A, COLLEGE YARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389736
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Nos. 5 and 5A With Attached Railings and Rear Courtyard Walls
- Statutory Address:
- NOS.5 AND 5A WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS AND REAR COURTYARD WALLS, 5 AND 5A, COLLEGE YARD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389736
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Nos. 5 and 5A With Attached Railings and Rear Courtyard Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- NOS.5 AND 5A WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS AND REAR COURTYARD WALLS, 5 AND 5A, COLLEGE YARD
- Statutory Address 2:
- NOS.5 AND 5A, 5 AND 5A, COLLEGE YARD
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.5 AND 5A WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS AND REAR COURTYARD WALLS, 5 AND 5A, COLLEGE YARD
- Statutory Address:
- NOS.5 AND 5A, 5 AND 5A, COLLEGE YARD
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:
- SO8497654594
Details
WORCESTER
SO8454NE COLLEGE YARD
620-1/16/192 (North side)
22/05/54 Nos.5 AND 5A
with attached railings
and rear courtyard walls
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE YARD
Nos.5 AND 5A)
GV II
Formerly known as: No.5 COLLEGE YARD.
House, now offices with attached railings to front and
courtyard walls to rear. c1800. Reddish-orange brick in
Flemish bond with plain tile roof, tall ridge and end brick
stacks with oversailing courses and pots, stone sills and
doorcase, timber eaves, cast-iron railings, basement covers
and lamp. L-plan occupying a corner site, with further wing at
rear. 3 storeys on basement and with attics, 3 + 3 first-floor
windows. Ground and first floors have 6/6 sashes except 2 to
ground floor at right are 2/2 sashes; second floor has 3/3
sashes, all in plain reveals and with sills and flat arches of
gauged brick. 2 + 1 box roof dormers have 3/3 sashes.
Basement: to left a 6/6 sash, then entrance a part-glazed
door. At right a half-basement, now blocked. Basements have
cast-iron covers with scroll design, renewed at right. Central
entrance: quadrant porch to angle, 3 renewed steps curved on
plan to 6-panel door, the upper panels raised and fielded,
lower panels flush beaded, fanlight with petal glazing bars;
tooled round arch on fleurons within pilastered surround with
acanthus corbel brackets with oval motif above and fluted
frieze, continuous cornice to porch. Crowning frieze,
cyma-moulded cornice. Rear has canted bay to full height with
tripartite window on ground and second floors with 6/6 between
/4 sashes, Venetian window to first floor with 6/6
round-arched sash with gothic glazing bars between 2/4 sashes,
otherwise 6/6 and 3/6 sashes and Diocletian window at right.
INTERIOR: retains original plasterwork including moulded
cornices, some to ground floor with fleurons, and joinery
including panelled shutters; openwell staircase has stick
balusters and wreathed handrail.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings to sides of steps with curved
handrail, renewed railings at left; cast-iron boot scraper.
Ramped courtyard walls at rear approximately 6 x 12 x 6 metres
by 3 metres high. Archway with imposts and
6-flush-panel door in centre of rear wall.
All the listed buildings in College Yard (qqv) form a group
with and part of the setting for the Cathedral (qv).
(NMR: Photograph).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488687
- 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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