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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Official list entry

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

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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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).

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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.