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Latitude: 52.1894 / 52°11'21"N
Longitude: -2.2208 / 2°13'14"W
OS Eastings: 385004
OS Northings: 254598
OS Grid: SO850545
Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.PCN
Mapcode Global: VH92T.G7BF
Plus Code: 9C4V5QQH+QM
Entry Name: 2 and 3, College Yard
Listing Date: 22 May 1954
Last Amended: 27 June 2001
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1389733
English Heritage Legacy ID: 488684
ID on this website: 101389733
Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1
County: Worcestershire
District: Worcester
Town: 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 Nicholas and All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
Tagged with: Building
WORCESTER
SO8554NW COLLEGE YARD
620-1/17/190 (North side)
22/05/54 Nos.2 AND 3
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE YARD
No.2)
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE YARD
No.3)
GV II
Pair of houses, now offices. Late C18. Pinkish-brown brick in
Flemish bond, flat arches of gauged red brick; stone sills and
blocking course, stone doorcases; plain tile roof; 2 tall
party-wall stacks with cornices and pots; cast-iron grill. 3
storeys with half-basement, 2:1:2 first-floor windows. Ground
and first floors have 6/6 sashes; second floor has 3/3 sashes;
windows to centre are blind; all in plain reveals and with
sills and flat arches. Half-basement opening has cambered arch
and grill. 3 renewed steps to outer entrances: that to left a
6-panel door (upper 4 now glazed, lower flush beaded); that to
right is a 5-panel door, upper 3 panels are raised and
fielded, lower panels are flush beaded; in panelled reveals;
overlights have radial glazing bars. Doorcases (alike) have
plain pilasters with incised Greek fret, cornice. Crowning
moulded cornice and blocking course.
INTERIOR: noted as retaining original joinery including
panelled shutters; dogleg staircase at left has stick
balusters. Plasterwork remains to some rooms.
HISTORICAL NOTE: shown on Young's Map of 1779. Part of a good
group of buildings which form part of the setting for the
Worcester Cathedral (qv).
(Young G: Plan of the City and Suburbs of Worcester: 1779-).
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