10, RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
10, RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390073
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 10, RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
- Statutory Address:
- 10, RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390073
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 10, RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 10, RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
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:
- 10, RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
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 85691 55676
Details
WORCESTER
SO8555NE RAINBOW HILL TERRACE
620-1/10/485 (North side)
05/04/71 No.10
GV II
House, part of terrace. c1830-50 with later additions and
alterations. Painted stucco over brick; hipped slate roof;
stacks to left hip-end and to ridge of right-return, both in
stucco with brick oversailing detail and pots. Timber porch.
PLAN: infilled L-shaped plan. Central hallway leads to central
staircase.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and cellar.
South (principal) elevation: 3 first-floor windows, 2
ground-floor windows, all 6/6 in plain reveals with sills.
Stucco scored to represent ashlar; simple plinth. Central
Doric-style porch with fluted columns and plain pilasters; 2
roll-edged steps to 3-panel door, upper panel margin-glazed,
bottom panels flush with raised half-round bead; radial
pattern fanlight. Set back to left-return is 2-storey wing
which links this house to the terrace; first-floor has
semi-circular headed 14/8 window, the upper sash having
Gothic-style tracery. Late C20 conservatory to ground-floor.
East elevation: 4 first-floor 6/6 sashes. Ground-floor has
central canted bay with margin-light 1/1 sashes; further 6/6
sash to left of bay; late C20 purpose-made 9-pane part-glazed
door to right.
Rear elevation has 2/4, 4/4, 8/8 sashes and a 14/8
semi-circular leaded sash as per front elevation; C20
part-glazed door and doorcase.
INTERIOR: retains some original features including panelled
doors, architraves with paterae to corners, some plaster
cornices and polychromatic ceramic tiles to hall floor. The
open-well staircase has slender square balusters with a hint
of Chinoiserie to their arrangement.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Nos 1-10 (consecutive) Rainbow Hill Terrace
(qqv) form a good group of listed buildings comparing well
with other developments of this period in Worcester such as
Britannia Square, Lansdowne Crescent, and Lark Hill (qqv).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489043
- 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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