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Royal Exchange

A Grade II Listed Building in Worcester, Worcestershire

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Latitude: 52.1928 / 52°11'33"N

Longitude: -2.2188 / 2°13'7"W

OS Eastings: 385141

OS Northings: 254969

OS Grid: SO851549

Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.HVY

Mapcode Global: VH92T.H4CV

Plus Code: 9C4V5QVJ+4F

Entry Name: Royal Exchange

Listing Date: 18 February 1999

Last Amended: 27 June 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390001

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488952

ID on this website: 101390001

Location: 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 Martin's in the Cornmarket with St Swithun and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Worcester

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Description



WORCESTER

SO8554NW MEALCHEAPEN STREET
620-1/17/436 (South side)
18/02/99 No.13
Royal Exchange

GV II

Public house. C1890 with later alterations. Stucco over brick
with glazed tiles to ground floor; slate roof, hipped to left
and with rounded angle.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. The angle of the
building is curved on plan. Stucco detailing: first floor has
horizontal rustication, second and third floors are scored in
imitation of ashlar; pilaster strips from first floor to full
height to left end and between second and third windows. First,
second and third floors have 6/1 horned sashes throughout,
those to angle are curved on plan, those to first floor have
mainly etched glass to lower lights; all in plain reveals and
with eared surrounds and feet, those to first floor have canted
sills, otherwise continuous moulded sill bands; those to first
floor have pulvinated friezes and cornice, those to second
floor have raised segment to centre. Ground floor: entrance to
angle a part-glazed door with cambered overlight with stained
glass; further entrance to left a 6-panel door. Plinth, shaped
sills, three wide plate-glass windows (some retaining glass
etched with 'Mitchell & Butler') with stained glass to cambered
overlights, with bulbous pilaster strips between; scrolled
keystones over windows and tiled frieze which reads
continuously around front and return: 'MITCHELLS & BUTLERS.
WINES & SPIRITS ROYAL EXCHANGE / MITCHELLS & BUTLERS GOLD MEDAL
ALES AND STOUTS.'
Right return has similar fenestration with 3 first-floor
windows and 4 windows to ground floor with further entrance a
panelled door.
INTERIOR: quarry tile floor to original hallway, but internal
walls have been removed; moulded cornices; marble fireplace at
right.
HISTORICAL NOTE: a similar ground-floor frontage to the Eagle
Vaults Public House, No.2 Friar Street (qv). An externally fine
example of public house architecture, prominently sited.


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