Description

WORCESTER

SO8454NE HIGH STREET
620-1/16/347 (West side)
08/03/74 No.77

GV II

House, now shop. C17 with facade probably c1750 with additions of
1796 and later alterations including ground floor shop fronts
c1980s. Probably timber-framed, rebuilt in pinkish-brown brick in
Flemish bond with flat arches of red brick (colourwashed), plain
tile roof. 4 storeys, 2 first-floor windows. First and second
floors have 6/6 sashes, third floor has 3/3 sashes, all in near
flush frames and with sills. Ground floor: glazed shop front and
glazed entrance.
INTERIOR: Hughes notes four visible C17 roof trusses and double
purlins, centre truss closed, the others with interrupted
tie-beam. South truss contains peg holes for 5 studs, indicating
that the building was timber-framed. Indications of
timber-framing to third floor. Mid-C18 staircase.
HISTORIC NOTE: the rear range was added in 1796 when the premises
were owned by a pastry cook.
(Hughes P: Buildings and the Building Trade in Worcester
1540-1650: PhD thesis: 1990-: 437).

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26669329

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas