Holywell House
HOLYWELL HOUSE, HOLYWELL HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389928
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Holywell House
- Statutory Address:
- HOLYWELL HOUSE, HOLYWELL HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389928
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Holywell House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOLYWELL HOUSE, HOLYWELL HILL
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:
- HOLYWELL HOUSE, HOLYWELL HILL
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 83966 55369
Details
WORCESTER
SO85NW HOLYWELL HILL
620-1/1/366 (North side)
22/05/54 Holywell House
II
Large house. Mid C18. Red brick and stucco with hipped plain clay
tiled roof. Lean-to roofs to wings concealed by curvilinear
parapet. End stacks with oversailing detail and pots. Symmetrical
composition. Design utilises steeply sloping site by
incorporating terrace supported on brick semi-circular headed
arches and accessed by flight of steps to each end. Single-depth
'T'-shaped plan with flanking wings. Gazebo projecting forward
from each wing forms stop-end to terrace. Main house of 3 storeys
on basement, flanking wings part single-, part 2-storey. 5
(1:3:1) first-floor windows. Brick detailing includes paired
pilasters to each end of main house and single pilaster between
windows, linking entablature below second-floor windows;
dentilled eaves band. Stucco details include pilaster doorcase
with decorative blocking course. Majority of windows are 1/1
sashes; flat arches with keystones, moulded sills. Semi-circular
arched openings to gazebos. 6-panel entrance door, plain
fanlight.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488879
- 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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