Description

HEREFORD

SO5139NW ST OWEN STREET
683-1/7/267 (South side)
10/06/52 No.22
St Owen's Chambers and attached
railings

GV II*

Formerly known as: No.129 Barrell House ST OWEN STREET.
House, now printing works. Early C18. Brick; hipped Welsh
slate roof; brick end stacks. Central staircase plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attic and cellar; symmetrical 6-window
range: 4/4 sashes in moulded cases with beaded reveals, under
gauged brick flat arches; moulded and modillioned wood eaves.
Central entrance: C20, 6-panel door in moulded case under
moulded and panelled flat hood on brackets; flanked by 2/2 and
4/4 sashes. Attached railings with tendril motif, flank steps
to entrance. Left returned side: 2 blocked openings, C20, 9/6
sash and C18 cross window with leaded lights.
Entrance with C19, 6-panel door, and overlight with glazing
bars, under moulded flat hood; C18 casement with leaded
lights; two 6/6 sashes; storeyband.
INTERIOR: 2 staircases with bobbin balusters, and moulded
string and rail, to 2nd floor; panelled dado to right-hand
flight. 2nd floor: two C19 fireplaces; one C18 and one C19,
2-panel doors; 2 plank door; 4-panel doors; architraves; fire
surrounds; overlight.
1st floor: 6-panel doors, in panelled reveals and architraves;
C19 marble fireplace; panelled risers and architraves, to
windows; late C19 wood fireplace; 3 fanlight-glazed
overlights; plain overlights; two 4, and 6-panel doors;
8-panel door.
Ground floor: plain overlight; fanlight-glazed overlights; two
4-panel doors; C19 tiled fireplace; coving; skirting;
architraves; shutters. Cellars: extensive cellarage,
containing a well. Part stone, part brick-lined; retains
brick, slate and timber bins; cobbled floors; brick floors.
(RCHME).

Listing NGR: SO5124939862

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17537832

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)