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53 and 54, the Tything

A Grade II Listed Building in Worcester, Worcestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1973 / 52°11'50"N

Longitude: -2.2236 / 2°13'24"W

OS Eastings: 384815

OS Northings: 255474

OS Grid: SO848554

Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.8MV

Mapcode Global: VH92T.D1VD

Plus Code: 9C4V5QWG+WH

Entry Name: 53 and 54, the Tything

Listing Date: 8 March 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390232

English Heritage Legacy ID: 489203

ID on this website: 101390232

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

SO8455SE THE TYTHING
620-1/12/645 (West side)
08/03/74 Nos.53 AND 54

GV II

Pair of houses, now shops with offices over. Numbered right to
left, described left to right. C18 refronting of earlier
property, with later additions and alterations including shop
fronts c1836-99 and renovations c1980s at right. Brick,
painted, with plain tile roofs; brownish-red brick rear
party-wall stack. 2 storeys with attics, 2 + 1 first-floor
windows. Crowning modillion cornice. First floor has two 1/1
flush sashes with sills and in cambered arched surrounds; at
right a replacement multi-pane tripartite window with wide
cambered arch over. Attics: skylight at left and gabled roof
dormer at right with casement window. Ground floor has glazed
shop fronts with slender mullions on aprons; at left canted in
to off-centre left entrance a renewed glazed door, fascia and
cornice, black and white tiling in enry; at right the entrance
s to left: part-glazed double doors, fascia on corbel
brackets.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Nos 51 to 54 (consecutive) and Nos 57 and 58 form a group with
No.1 and Nos 4 to 7 (consecutive) The Tything (qqv); the group
forms a visual approach to listed buildings in Foregate Street
(qqv).



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