1 and 2 Sansome Place

1 and 2, Sansome Place

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1390129
Date first listed:
02-Mar-1976
List Entry Name:
1 and 2 Sansome Place
Statutory Address:
1 and 2, Sansome Place
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1390129
Date first listed:
02-Mar-1976
List Entry Name:
1 and 2 Sansome Place
Statutory Address 1:
1 and 2, Sansome Place

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
1 and 2, Sansome Place

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:
SO8506955191

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 5 April 2024 to amend details in the description and to reformat the text to current standards

SO8555SW
620-1/13/490

WORCESTER
SANSOME PLACE (East side)
Nos.1 and 2

02/03/76

GV
II

House and presbytery, 1851, J A Hansom. Numbered right to left, described left to right. Pinkish-red brick in Flemish bond with red brick window arches and stone architrave to entrance and hipped slate roofs, off-centre south brick ridge stack with oversailing course and pots and two truncated stacks and ridge stack with oversailing course and pots to north side. The houses are back to back; although with different storeys, their heights are the same.

North facade: three storeys, two first-floor windows. Ground and first floors have 2/2 horned sashes; second floor has 4/4 sashes, all in plain reveals and with sills and flat arches of gauged brick. Off-centre right entrance set back within segmental arch of gauged brick; 6-panel door, part-glazed, with two lower flush-beaded panels; three-pane overlight; panelled reveals.

South facade: two storeys, two first-floor windows. 6/6 sashes throughout. Entrance to right, steps to 6-panel door with lower flush-beaded panels, the upper panels raised and fielded, with overlight and in Doric architrave with pilasters, frieze and cornice.

Right return breaks orwards to right part and has 1:3 first-floor windows. To left part a 2/2 sash to ground floor; 8/8 sash to first floor; to second floor a 4/4 sash. Right part: plinth, three 6/6 sashes to ground and first floors. All windows in plain reveals and with sills and flat arches of gauged brick.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

No.1 is the presbytery to the adjacent Church of St George, Sansome Place (qv); also grouping with Pair of Lamp Standards to west of Church of St George and Nos 3-7 (consecutive) Sansome Place (qqv).

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
489099
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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