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7 Edgar Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Worcester, Worcestershire

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Latitude: 52.188 / 52°11'16"N

Longitude: -2.2188 / 2°13'7"W

OS Eastings: 385140

OS Northings: 254444

OS Grid: SO851544

Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.XHL

Mapcode Global: VH92T.H8DH

Plus Code: 9C4V5QQJ+6F

Entry Name: 7 Edgar Street

Listing Date: 22 May 1954

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1389780

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488731

ID on this website: 101389780

Location: Diglis, 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 Nicholas and All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Worcester

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26/02/2014

SO8554SW
620-1/20/224

WORCESTER
EDGAR STREET (South side)
No.7

22/05/54

GV
II

House, later used as offices, reverted back to a house. c1760 with later additions and alterations. Reddish-orange brick in Flemish bond with ashlar quoins, stone and timber doorcase and slate roof; cast-iron boot scraper. 4 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Plinth. Quoins to full height. Ground and second floors have 6/6 sashes;first floor has tall 6/9 sashes; third floor has 3/6 sashes;all under flat arches of gauged brick and with fluted keystones. Entrance at left: 5-panel door, the upper three panels are raised and fielded, the lower panels flush beaded; overlight with lozenge glazing bars and stained glass; in similarly panelled reveals. Doorcase has fluted pilasters and frieze with flutes and fleurons, cornice. Boot scraper.

INTERIOR: closed string dogleg staircase has stick balusters and shaped handrail. Fluted pilasters to ground-floor windows.

Nos 2-16 (consecutive) Edgar Street (qqv) form a significant group, together with Nos 28-34 (even) Sidbury; No.12 College Precincts; Tower House, No.1 Severn Street; and Edgar Tower, College Green (qqv). Edgar Street (in which all the buildings are listed) is a fine example of a Georgian street; it forms part of the setting for the Cathedral (qv).

(NMR: Photograph).


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