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Latitude: 52.1857 / 52°11'8"N
Longitude: -2.213 / 2°12'46"W
OS Eastings: 385535
OS Northings: 254177
OS Grid: SO855541
Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.Z7D
Mapcode Global: VH92T.LBFB
Plus Code: 9C4V5QPP+7R
Entry Name: 1 and 2, Battenhall Place
Listing Date: 22 May 1954
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1359586
English Heritage Legacy ID: 488524
ID on this website: 101359586
Location: Diglis, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5
County: Worcestershire
District: Worcester
Electoral Ward/Division: Battenhall
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Worcester
Traditional County: Worcestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire
Church of England Parish: Worcester, St Martin with St Peter and Whittington
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
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WORCESTER
SO8554SE BATTENHALL PLACE
620-1/21/51 (South East side)
22/5/54 Nos.1 AND 2
GV II
Pair of semi-detached houses. c1820 with later additions and
alterations. Painted stucco and brick. Slate roof with parapeted
gables, stone coping to the left, brick to right; mutular eaves.
Party-wall ridge stack, further stack to left gable, both with
oversailing detail and pots. Timber doorcases. Lead roof and
cheeks to dormer. Double-depth plan, each house has central lobby
entrance. Symmetrical facade. 2 storeys with attic and cellar. 5
(2:1:2) first-floor windows. Stucco detailing includes sills,
plinth, chamfered rustication to ground-floor terminated by plain
band over window heads; first-floor lined to represent ashlar
with false quoins flanked by brick piers of gable ends;
rusticated aprons below first-floor windows; channelled wedge
lintels to window openings, that to centre ground-floor is
stepped with lion's head in relief to keystone; window above has
eared architrave and semicircular arched head with fluted radial
shell motif to tympanum, swag above. Windows are all 6/6 in
near-flush frames; centre window to each floor is false. Matching
entrances with stone steps to 6-panel door, all raised and
fielded; fanlight to left is plain, that to right is a petal
design; pilaster doorcase with frieze and cornice; relief
decoration includes acanthus leaves, putti and musical
instruments. Central dormer with cambered roof; central mullion
with 3/3 sash to each side. Sash windows to returns, flat gauged
brick arches with keystones.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Worcestershire: Harmondsworth:
1968-1985: 335).
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