Tower House
TOWER HOUSE, 1, SEVERN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390147
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Tower House
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER HOUSE, 1, SEVERN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390147
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Tower House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER HOUSE, 1, SEVERN STREET
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:
- TOWER HOUSE, 1, SEVERN STREET
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 85094 54419
Details
WORCESTER
SO8554SW SEVERN STREET
620-1/20/508 (West side)
05/04/71 No.1
Tower House
(Formerly Listed as:
SEVERN STREET
Tower House)
GV II
House, now shop and flat. Mid C18 with later additions and
alterations including shop front of Late C19. Central hallway
plan. Reddish-brown brick in Flemish bond with stone quoins and
plain tile roof.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 5 first-floor windows. Chamfered plinth
surmounted by end quoins to full height. 6/6 sashes where
original, otherwise 1/1 horned sashes, all in near-flush frames
and with flat arches of gauged brick and with keystones.
Modillion eav*es band. To ground floor at right a plate glass shop
window with pilasters embellished with strapwork and with dragon
masks to corbel-capitals. Central entrance: 4-panel double doors,
the upper panels glazed and lower panels have strapwork
embellishment in surround with fluted pilasters and lion-head
masks to corbels surmounted by modillion 'gable' which interrupts
a round brick arch. Rear retains 8/8 sashes in plain reveals and
with sills under flat arches of red rubbed brick and with
keystones. Modillion eaves band.
INTERIOR: open-well staircase has rod on vase balusters with
square knops, 2 per tread, and cylindrical newels. To inside of
entrance the doorcase has pulvinated frieze and broken pediment
with bust. Room to left has alcove with raised-and-fielded-panel
cupboard doors and shaped shelves, dentil cornice. C19 fireplace
embellished with columns and foliate decoration. Further cupboard
with panelled doors and dentil eaves cornice. Room to right has
inserted panelling in C17 style with carved strapwork frieze and
dentil cornice. A further similar alcove. 6-panel doors.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Severn Street was formerly known as Frog Lane
and housed the Worcester salmon fishing families for generations
until netting was prohibited in 1929.
Tower House occupies an important position near Edgar Tower,
College Green (qv) and also forms a good group with Nos 2-16
(consecutive) Edgar Street and No.12 College Precincts (qqv)
which all form part of the setting for the Cathedral (qv).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489117
- 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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