44, FRIAR STREET
44, FRIAR STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389856
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1954
- List Entry Name:
- 44, FRIAR STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 44, FRIAR STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389856
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1954
- List Entry Name:
- 44, FRIAR STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 44, FRIAR 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:
- 44, FRIAR 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:
- SO8513354641
Details
WORCESTER
SO8554NW FRIAR STREET
620-1/17/300 (West side)
22/05/54 No.44
GV II
House, now offices. Late C16/early C17 with later additions
and alterations; major repairs, and reworking of front
elevation by F W B Charles in 1983/84. Timber-frame with
rendered infill to ground-floor and stucco first-floor.
Rectangular plan of 2 bays, longitudinal axis at right angles
to the street. Building is without flank walls and thus
largely supported by its neighbours (which must therefore
pre-date it).
2 storeys and cellar. 2 first-floor windows. Renewed
close-studding to ground-floor, original bressumer and joists
to jettied upper storey. 6/6 flush sashes with moulded
architrave, probably inserted in the early C18. Shop window
and planked door to right part of 1984 restoration.
INTERIOR: retains some small square timber panelling believed
installed by Dud Dudley in the mid C17; until recently this
covered painted acanthus leaves, done in black and white on
the first-floor party walls and thought executed soon after
the house was built.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Believed to have been occupied by Dud Dudley
who ran the family ironworks. Said to have perfected a method
of smelting iron using coal as opposed to charcoal; rote
"Metalium Mastis or iron made with Pit-coale, Sea-coale etc.",
published in London in 1665. Dudley is also associated with
Nash House (qv) in New Street.
This building was originally gabled over the street with a
jetty at first-floor and possibly also at the tie beam.
Sometime later this was altered to a roof with its eaves
parallel to the street, as its neighbours. The building was in
a poor structural condition in the 1980's and the opportunity
was taken by F W B Charles to reinstate the original facade
based on the remaining evidence.
(Molyneux N, Hughes P, Price S: Vernacular Architecture Group
Spring Conference Worcs 1995: 2.7; Worcester Streets: Hughes P
and Molyneux N: Friar Street: Worcester: 1984-: 23; Charles F
W B: Survey & repair notes as part of planning applications,
1983: 83/1117, 83/1118).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488807
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Molyneux, N A D, Vernacular Architecture Group Spring Conference, Worcestershire, (1995)
Hughes, P, Molyneux, N, Friar Street, (1984), 23
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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