Bank House
6 AND 7, SHAW STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390154
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Bank House
- Statutory Address:
- 6 AND 7, SHAW STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390154
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Bank House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 6 AND 7, SHAW STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- BANK HOUSE, FARRIER 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:
- 6 AND 7, SHAW STREET
- Statutory Address:
- BANK HOUSE, FARRIER 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:
- SO8485455138
Details
WORCESTER
SO8455SE SHAW STREET
620-1/12/516 (North side)
05/04/71 Nos.6 AND 7
(Formerly Listed as:
SHAW STREET
Bank House)
GV II
Includes: Bank House FARRIER STREET.
2 houses, now offices. c1820 with later alterations.
Pinkish-brown brick in Flemish bond with flat arches of red
gauged brick and stone sills, stucco to ground floor, hipped
slate roof and 4 brick stacks with oversailing courses, 3 with
pots.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Ground floor has
plinth and rustication surmounted by continuous cornice with
triglyphs and metopes, cornice. First floor has central 6/6 sash
and outer 8/8 sashes; second floor has central 3/6 sash and outer
4/8 sashes; all in plain reveals and with sills and with flat
arches. Ground floor has 8/8 sash to right, reveals and sill.
Pair of off-centre left entrances in shared pedimented tristyle
Roman Doric porch with 3/4 engaged columns; 6-panel doors have
upper panels raised and fielded and lower panels flush beaded, in
similar reveals; overlights have margin lights, some etched
glass. Left facade (to Farrier Street): 3 storeys, 4 first-floor
windows. Ground floor has plinth, rustication and continuous
cornice with triglyphs and metopes, cornice. First floor has 8/8
sashes; second floor has 4/8 sashes; ground floor has 6/6, 8/8
and tripartite 6/6 between 2/2 sashes; all in plain reveals and
with sills, those to first and second floors have flat arches.
Off-centre left entrance in pedimented Roman Doric porch with 3/4
engaged columns; a 4-panel door, the upper panels raised and
fielded, lower panel with moulded surround in panelled reveals;
overlight with margin-lights. Right return: ground floor has
8-pane French window with margin-lights, 4/8 and 8/8 sashes.
First floor has two 8/8 sashes and 6/6 sash. Second floor has
blind opening, 4/8 sash, 8/8 and 6/6 sashes; all in plain reveals
and with flat brick arches. 2 round-arched staircase windows have
6/6 sashes with radial glazing bars to head and margin lights.
INTERIOR: retains original plasterwork to some rooms, that to
ground floor at left has ceiling frieze with acanthus scroll;
-plan hallway to No.6 has cornice with shaped modillions and
fleurons and archway. Openwell staircase at right has rod-on-vase
balusters. Otherwise not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: buildings at the corner of Shaw Street and
Foregate Street were redeveloped c1840 and it is possible that
this belongs to the same phase of development.
A similar design to Nos 3 and 4 Shaw Street (qv). Occupies a
prominent corner site at junction of Shaw Street and Farrier
Street.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Worcestershire:
Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 332).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489124
- 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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