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13, Pierpoint Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Worcester, Worcestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1955 / 52°11'43"N

Longitude: -2.2208 / 2°13'15"W

OS Eastings: 385001

OS Northings: 255276

OS Grid: SO850552

Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.9BL

Mapcode Global: VH92T.G29R

Plus Code: 9C4V5QWH+6M

Entry Name: 13, Pierpoint Street

Listing Date: 5 April 1971

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390042

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488993

ID on this website: 101390042

Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1

County: Worcestershire

District: Worcester

Electoral Ward/Division: Arboretum

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

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Description



WORCESTER

SO8455SE PIERPOINT STREET
620-1/12/477 (South side)
05/04/71 No.13

GV II

Purpose-built as City and County Library c1839, became School of
Art c1876, now offices. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof
and brick stacks: tall right end stack with oversailing course
and pots and tall rear stack. Central hallway plan with rear
range off-set to right.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on half basement, 4 first-floor windows (5
bays). Moulded plinth surmounted by Doric pilasters to ends and
between bays, mutilated entablature and crowning coped parapet.
Central breakforward has 2 raised pilasters to parapet. Ground
floor has 1/1 horned sashes; first floor has 3/6 sashes, all in
plain reveals and with sills. Steps to central entrance: double
8-panel, flush-beaded doors with overlight between pilasters with
disc moulding, scrolled and fluted corbel brackets surmounted by
frieze with 3 wreaths and shallow pediment. Above entrance a
raised 'pedimented' panel on 3 feet.
INTERIOR: noted as retaining original plasterwork and joinery
including panelled shutters to windows.
Nos 4-8 (consecutive) (qqv) and Nos 11, 12, 12A and 13 Pierpoint
Street (qqv) form a group with Nos 4 and 6 Sansome Walk (qqv).


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