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Nos 28 and 30 and Attached Railings to No 30

A Grade II Listed Building in Worcester, Worcestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2 / 52°11'59"N

Longitude: -2.2281 / 2°13'41"W

OS Eastings: 384503

OS Northings: 255775

OS Grid: SO845557

Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.1HL

Mapcode Global: VH92M.BYFW

Plus Code: 9C4V5QXC+XP

Entry Name: Nos 28 and 30 and Attached Railings to No 30

Listing Date: 8 March 1974

Last Amended: 27 June 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1359612

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488475

ID on this website: 101359612

Location: Britannia Square, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1

County: Worcestershire

District: Worcester

Electoral Ward/Division: Cathedral

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Worcester

Traditional County: Worcestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire

Church of England Parish: Worcester St George with St Mary Magdalene

Church of England Diocese: Worcester

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Description



WORCESTER

SO8455NE ALBANY TERRACE
620-1/8/13 (North side)
08/3/74 Nos.28 AND 30
with attached railings to
No.30
(Formerly Listed as:
ALBANY TERRACE
(North side)
Nos.6-30 (Even))

GV II

2 semi-detached houses and attached area railings to left,
numbered right to left, described left to right. c1820-40 with
later additions and alterations. Painted stucco over brick,
hipped slate roof, 2 party-wall stacks, stucco to front roof
slope with cornice and pots, stack to rear slope similar but
brick with oversailing detail and pots. Cast-iron railings to
basement light-wells of left-hand house. Left-return is
unpainted brick. Double-depth plan with entrances in return
elevations. 2 storeys and basement. 4 (2:2) first-floor
windows. Stucco detailing includes sills, plinth, corner
pilasters with capitals, simple frieze with moulded upper edge
and recessed rectangular panels, porch to left return, incised
curvilinear panels to entrance link to right; stucco scored to
represent ashlar. 4 ground-floor windows are 6/6 as
first-floor; all in plain reveals with sills. Railings to
light-wells have twisted posts and circular-section rails.
Left return has central Tuscan-style doorcase, 2 roll-edged
stone steps; 5-panel door, bottom pair flush-beaded, centre
raised and fielded, top pair glazed. 8/8 sash to first-floor
above. Entrance to right-hand house in set-back single-storey
link with adjacent house to right, No.26 (qv) Albany Terrace;
door recessed behind arch, 5-panel, upper pair glazed, lower
panels flush-beaded; linking-range has curvilinear coped
parapet with central ball.
INTERIORS: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings to light wells have twisted
posts and circular-section rails.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Nos 28 and 30 are of similar appearance to
Nos 6 to 26 (even), Albany Terrace (qv). Albany Terrace is
situated at N side of Britannia Square (qv) and forms part of
one of Worcester's important Regency developments.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Worcestershire:
Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 334).


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