2, Foregate Street

2, FOREGATE STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 1DB

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1389798
Date first listed:
08-Mar-1974
List Entry Name:
2, Foregate Street
Statutory Address:
2, FOREGATE STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 1DB
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1389798
Date first listed:
08-Mar-1974
Date of most recent amendment:
05-Jul-2001
List Entry Name:
2, Foregate Street
Statutory Address 1:
2, FOREGATE STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 1DB

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
2, FOREGATE STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 1DB

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 84960 55157

Details

SO8455SE
620-1/12/240

WORCESTER
FOREGATE STREET (East side)
No.2

(Formerly listed under FRIAR STREET, previously listed as: FRIAR STREET (East side) Nos.2, 3 AND 4)

08/3/74

GV
II
Terraced house, now shop and offices. Early to mid C19 with later additions and alterations, 1980s ground floor. Red/brown brick in Flemish bond with stucco dressings. Concealed roof; tall end-stacks, that to right renewed, all with oversailing detail and pots.

Three-storeys and attics. Three first-floor windows. Stucco detailing includes wide band between first- and second-floor windows with recessed panel and central annular motif, frieze, cornice and blocking course. First-floor has tall, narrow 9/9 sashes, second-floor has 3/6 round arched head sashes with radial glazing to heads, all in plain reveals with sills and gauged brick arches, flat to first-floor. Three semi-circular headed lead dormers to attic. Renewed glazed shopfront.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

Forms a group with numbers 3-6 and 63-66 (qqv).

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
488749
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.

Ordnance survey map of 2, Foregate Street

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