Description

WORCESTER

SO8456SE BARBOURNE TERRACE
620-1/6/35 (North side)
05/04/71 Nos.1, 2 AND 3
and adjoining boundary
walls
GV II

Terrace of 3 houses, now houses with shop at right-return,
and adjoining boundary walls; numbered right to left,
described left to right. Early C19, probably in 2 stages of
build and with later additions and alterations including c1900
shop front. Red brick with painted stucco dressings, hipped
slate roof, brick stack to east end, hip stack and further 2
stacks at party-wall to left houses, all with oversailing
detail and pots, some partial rebuilding; wrought-iron
balconettes; timber porches with lead roofs and cast-iron
spandrel brackets; brick and stone copings to brick boundary
wall. 3 storeys and basement, 6 (2:2:2) first-floor windows.
Stucco detailing includes cornice and parapet to S. elevation
and window sills. 6/9 sashes to first-floor, 6/6 ground-floor,
and 3/3 second-floor, all in plain reveals with sills and flat
arches of gauged brick. All first-floor windows have
decorative bowed balconettes. First- and second-floor windows
to left house have external blind-boxes. All three houses have
open porches with tented roofs and ornamental spandrel
brackets, porch to right-houses (Nos 1 and 2) is shared,
panelled privacy screen. Entrances to left, right, and left;
5-panel doors, lower panels flush-beaded, centre and upper
panels bolection moulded; radial pattern fanlights; doorcases
with plain reveals and sunken panels to pilasters; East
(Barbourne Road) elevation: 3 first-floor windows, 3/3 sashes
on second-floor otherwise 6/6 except ground-floor left which
is a canted bay (4/4:8/8:4/4) with fluted architraves, hipped
lead roof with dentilled eaves. Shop to basement (street)
level has plate glass window and console brackets with fascia.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: coped wall abuts SE corner and forms
eastern and southern boundary; approx. 2.5 metres high; south
pierced by 3 pedestrian entrances with segmental arches over;
flights of stone steps up to garden and porch level.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26641797

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