Boundary Walls to East Side of River Severn Extending North From the Water Gate
BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST SIDE OF RIVER SEVERN EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE WATER GATE, KLEVE WALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1389929
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Walls to East Side of River Severn Extending North From the Water Gate
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST SIDE OF RIVER SEVERN EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE WATER GATE, KLEVE WALK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1389929
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Walls to East Side of River Severn Extending North From the Water Gate
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST SIDE OF RIVER SEVERN EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE WATER GATE, KLEVE WALK
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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:
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST SIDE OF RIVER SEVERN EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE WATER GATE, KLEVE WALK
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 84878 54617, SO 84894 54426
Details
WORCESTER
SO85SW KLEVE WALK
620-1/3/696 (East side)
05/04/71 Boundary walls to E. side
of R. Severn extending N.
from the Water Gate
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE GREEN
(West side)
Monastic precinct wall
abutting No 12A)
GV II*
Western boundary wall to former Monastery of St Mary. Possible
C14 origins but with later additions and alterations principally
in the C18 & C19. Sandstone in red, cream and grey/green; red
brick. Overall length approx. 220 metres from Water Gate
northwards to northern boundary of the Bishop's Palace (qv).
Height range approx. 2 to 5.5 metres. Construction varies along
its length, brick, stone, brick over lower courses of stone, and
stone with brick facing to lower sections. Majority of coping is
stone, chamfered to each wall face, some flush, some oversailing.
Stonework is regular coursed, smooth-faced rectangular blocks,
typical block size 0.25m. x 0.5m. Most of wall has vertical face
but first 50 metre length N. from Water Gate (excluding return
wall to Gate archway) is battered back for first 2.0 metres of
height; this section, all in stone, also has four buttresses.
Pair of blocked window openings and large arched blocked recess
further to N align with monastery ruins. At N. end is pedestrian
access to the Bishop's Palace (qv); 4 centred arch opening in
brick wall; matching arched-head oak door vertically boarded and
framed.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Excavations in the Water Gate area have shown
that the wall to the southern side of the gate was built prior to
the construction of the towpath on this side of the river;
pictorial evidence suggests this happened in the early C19. The
south wall (and by inference that to the north) is thus probably
late C18 at its youngest.
Note: The former Monastic Precinct Wall (Scheduled Ancient
Monument) is also visible to the east and south side of College
Green; a section runs N. from Edgar Tower (qv) as part of the
western boundary to College Precincts; a further section runs S.
from Edgar Tower (qv) along the NW side of Castle Place and
forming the southern boundary to Nos. 2-6 College Green (qqv).
(Worcester Cathedral Publications: Philip Barker: A Short
Architectural History of Worcester Cathedral: 1994-: 90).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488880
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Barker, P, Worcester Cathedral Publications in A Short Architectural History of Worcester Cathedral, (1994), 90
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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