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Latitude: 52.1963 / 52°11'46"N
Longitude: -2.236 / 2°14'9"W
OS Eastings: 383966
OS Northings: 255370
OS Grid: SO839553
Mapcode National: GBR 1G3.CHS
Mapcode Global: VH92T.6283
Plus Code: 9C4V5QW7+GJ
Entry Name: Holywell House
Listing Date: 22 May 1954
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1389928
English Heritage Legacy ID: 488879
ID on this website: 101389928
Location: Britannia Square, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2
County: Worcestershire
District: Worcester
Electoral Ward/Division: St Clement
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Worcester
Traditional County: Worcestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire
Church of England Parish: Worcester St Clement
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
Tagged with: House
WORCESTER
SO85NW HOLYWELL HILL
620-1/1/366 (North side)
22/05/54 Holywell House
II
Large house. Mid C18. Red brick and stucco with hipped plain clay
tiled roof. Lean-to roofs to wings concealed by curvilinear
parapet. End stacks with oversailing detail and pots. Symmetrical
composition. Design utilises steeply sloping site by
incorporating terrace supported on brick semi-circular headed
arches and accessed by flight of steps to each end. Single-depth
'T'-shaped plan with flanking wings. Gazebo projecting forward
from each wing forms stop-end to terrace. Main house of 3 storeys
on basement, flanking wings part single-, part 2-storey. 5
(1:3:1) first-floor windows. Brick detailing includes paired
pilasters to each end of main house and single pilaster between
windows, linking entablature below second-floor windows;
dentilled eaves band. Stucco details include pilaster doorcase
with decorative blocking course. Majority of windows are 1/1
sashes; flat arches with keystones, moulded sills. Semi-circular
arched openings to gazebos. 6-panel entrance door, plain
fanlight.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
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