Park House and Attached Railings
PARK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 10, FORT ROYAL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389834
- Date first listed:
- 15-May-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Park House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- PARK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 10, FORT ROYAL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389834
- Date first listed:
- 15-May-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Park House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 10, FORT ROYAL LANE
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:
- PARK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 10, FORT ROYAL LANE
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 85641 54329
Details
WORCESTER
SO8554SE FORT ROYAL LANE
620-1/21/277 No.10
15/05/79 Park House and attached
railings
II
Detached villa with attached railings to steps. c1828 with
later additions and alterations; said to have been built for
Humphrey Chamberlain (of Chamberlain's Porcelain Manufactory,
Worcester). Painted stucco over brick with hipped slate roof,
boxed eaves. Central stucco stack with oversailing detail and
pots. Wrought-iron handrail to entrance steps. Cast-iron
column and timber shutters to porch. Timber doorcase.
Double-depth plan. Access in right return to stairhall. South
Elevation: Unusually tall proportions, 3 storeys and
semi-basement. 2 first-floor windows. Stucco lined to
represent ashlar, detailing includes plinth; giant pilasters
flanking each window, frieze to capitals decorated with
anthemia; plain eaves band below moulded cornice; fluted fan
and acanthus leaf decoration to tympana above ground- and
first-floor windows. Windows to semi-basement are 4/4 sashes,
to elevated ground-floor 1/1, to first-floor 6/6, to
second-floor 3/3; all in plain reveals with sills; ground and
first-floor have round arched heads, second-floor have
cambered heads; external blind boxes to ground-floor. Left
return: 2 first-floor windows. Stucco plinth and eaves detail
continued from south elevation. 3/3 sash to second-floor,
otherwise 6/6. External blind-boxes to ground and
first-floors. Right-return: 1 first-floor window. Stucco
plinth and eaves detail continued from south elevation. 3/3
sash to second-floor, otherwise 6/6. Pointed arch opening to
lower left is glazed door to semi-basement. 2-storey outshut
to right of elevation forms partially open porch enclosing
wall to right and column to left front, space to right of
column infilled with hinged panelled shutters; porch accessed
from left by a flight of 9 stone steps, wreathed handrail with
slender round balusters. 6-panel entrance door, bottom pair of
panels triple-beaded, otherwise raised and fielded; fluted
architrave, panelled reveals; plain fanlight.
INTERIOR: Retains original features including open-well
staircase with wreathed handrail and square balusters;
panelled doors and shutters; architraves with paterae to doors
and windows; decorative plaster cornices; marble fireplace
with cast-iron grate.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488785
- 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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