106 High Street

106, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2HW

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1389920
Date first listed:
22-May-1954
List Entry Name:
106 High Street
Statutory Address:
106, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2HW
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1389920
Date first listed:
22-May-1954
List Entry Name:
106 High Street
Statutory Address 1:
106, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2HW

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:
106, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2HW

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 85015 54629

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 September 2023 to amend the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SO8554NW
620-1/17/363

WORCESTER
HIGH STREET (West side)
No 106

(Formerly listed as No.106 College Gates Includes: No.2 Deansway.)

22/05/54

GV
II

House, building society and offices at time of listing.

c1700 with later additions and alterations including probably early C19 stucco to front facade. Stucco over brick with hipped plain tile roof with stuccoed end stacks.

PLAN: double depth, central entrance with service range to rear, left. three storeys, 1:3:1 first-floor windows.

EXTERIOR: central breakforward. Stucco detailing includes horizontal rustication to ground floor, first-floor band; first-and second-floor windows have tooled architraves; crowning cornice. First and second floors have 6/6 flush sashes all with sills; ground floor has renewed 6/9 flush sashes. Central entrance, three renewed steps to part-glazed, four-panel door with sidelights and overlight in panelled revels; doorcase has slender pilasters and entablature. Rear retains 6/6 sashes.

INTERIOR: retains some original joinery including panelled reveals to windows and two-panel doors on upper floors; door to attic stairs is cut-down re-used wall panelling; fine full-height staircase at rear, late C17/early C18, open-well, large cross-section moulded and ramped handrail, barley sugar twist balusters, panelled newel posts with moulded caps and turned pendants. Roof is framed-up and pegged in hardwood. Occupies a significant corner site opposite to Cathedral Church of Christ and St Mary (qv).

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
488871
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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