Boundary Walls to East Side of River Severn Extending South From the Water Gate
BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST SIDE OF RIVER SEVERN EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE WATER GATE, KLEVE WALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1389930
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Walls to East Side of River Severn Extending South From the Water Gate
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST SIDE OF RIVER SEVERN EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE WATER GATE, KLEVE WALK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1389930
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Walls to East Side of River Severn Extending South From the Water Gate
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST SIDE OF RIVER SEVERN EXTENDING SOUTH 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 SOUTH 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 84910 54360
Details
WORCESTER
SO85SW KLEVE WALK
620-1/3/697 (East side)
Boundary walls to E. side
of R. Severn extending S.
from the Water Gate
GV II*
Western boundary wall to former Monastery of St Mary including
its east-west offshoots, the boundaries to 10 College Green (qv),
that to the south also being the southern continuation of the
Monastery Wall. Possible C14 origins but with later additions and
alterations principally in the C18. Sandstone in red, cream and
grey/green; red brick. Overall length approx. 64 metres from
Water Gate southwards to southern boundary of 10 College Green
(qv). Typical height approx. 3 metres; southern end approx. 2
metres. Regular coursed, smooth-faced rectangular blocks, typical
block size 0.25m. x 0.5 m. Chamfered coping, inset with further
chamfer to wall top or flush with wall face to south, oversailing
at N. end. Whole length of wall sits on approx. half-height
plinth with chamfered top; to north plinth has a further
chamfered offset near ground level; centre section has 3 or 4
chamfered offsets to plinth. The northern section which is also
overbuilt with a one-and-a-half storey brick and tile
agricultural range, has four matching profile, full-height
buttresses. Associated walls to No. 10 College Green (qv):
Overall length, approx. 20 metres, and 25 metres to N. & S.
respectively. Wall to south typically approx. 2-2.5 metres high,
some areas of brick but predominantly stone in regular coursed
masonry as per the western section to the river; similar double
chamfered coping detail. Wall to north boundary of similar
height, predominantly re-built in brick in C19 but incorporates
remains of earlier stone wall.
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
wall 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 sides 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: Worcester: 1994-:
90).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488881
- 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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