2, NORTH PARADE
2, NORTH PARADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390024
- Date first listed:
- 18-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- 2, NORTH PARADE
- Statutory Address:
- 2, NORTH PARADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390024
- Date first listed:
- 18-Aug-1999
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- 2, NORTH PARADE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2, NORTH PARADE
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:
- 2, NORTH PARADE
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 84652 54846
Details
WORCESTER
SO8454NE NORTH PARADE
620-1/16/463 (East side)
18/08/99 No.2
Formerly Listed as:
NORTH PARADE
(East side)
No.2
Former Warehouse Building)
GV II
Hop warehouse, now flats. c1880 with later additions and
alterations including conversion to flats c1976-97. Red brick in
Flemish bond with gault brick bands and dressings to windows,
ashlar voussoirs and returns in reddish-orange brick in English
bond; slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys with attic to gable, 3 bays. Pilaster strips
to ends and to either side of centre bay, with paired pilasters
to fourth storey; continuous cornices at each floor, cyma moulded
cornice to ground floor, then dentil cornices to first and second
floors and modillion cornices to third floor; wide pediment with
modillion surround. Centre bay has openings to all floors, except
attic, which are part-glazed doors; hinged platforms are
retained. Hoist bracket in attic set within glazed lunette with
round arch of gault brick.
WINDOWS: ground floor has two large semi-circular windows with
multi-pane glazing to casements and round, gauged brick arches
with alternate ashlar voussoirs, double chamfered sills. First
floor has multi-pane casements, one pair to each outer bay, with
plain lintels, plain reveals and shaped sills; tiles to aprons
have foliate motif. First floor has multi-pane casements, one
pair to each outer bay, with plain lintels, plain reveals and
shaped sills; tiles to aprons have foliate motif. Multi-pane,
round-arched casement windows to second floor with alternating
voussoirs to gauged brick round arches. Third floor has 2-light
multi-pane casement windows between single lights to each bay
with pilasters between, those to centre visually support the
attic lunette.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Forms a significant streetscape feature, grouping with Worcester
Bridge, Bridge Street. The most architecturally elaborate
warehouse in Worcester associated with this significant regional
industry.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488975
- 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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