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Latitude: 52.1909 / 52°11'27"N
Longitude: -2.2243 / 2°13'27"W
OS Eastings: 384764
OS Northings: 254763
OS Grid: SO847547
Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.NGF
Mapcode Global: VH92T.D6G9
Plus Code: 9C4V5QRG+97
Entry Name: Band House
Listing Date: 5 April 1971
Last Amended: 12 June 2001
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1390179
English Heritage Legacy ID: 489149
ID on this website: 101390179
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 Nicholas and All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
Tagged with: House
WORCESTER
SO8454NE SOUTH QUAY
620-1/16/542 (North East side)
05/04/71 Band House
(Formerly Listed as:
SOUTH QUAY
Premises occupied by Messrs
W Bond and Sons)
GV II
Warehouse, now offices. Occupies a corner site with main facade
to right return. c1870 with conversion c1980s. Brownish-red brick
in Flemish bond with purple brick arches and sills and painted
cement sills and lintels and hipped slate roof, rear brick stack
with pot.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, 1+5 first-floor windows. The first bay forms
splayed angle of building, former loading bay with hoisting loft,
now with glazing and broad sills and lintels. Otherwise ramp to
central entrance with renewed plank door; small oblong openings
throughout with replacement 1/1 sashes; all under purple brick
cambered arches and with purple brick sills. Stepped eaves.
Facade to river: 4 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Similar
fenestration.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: formerly warehouse owned by Messrs W Bond and
Sons.
Occupying a corner site, this is a significant streetscape
feature overlooking the River Severn, forming a group of former
warehouses with Brown's Restaurant and Gascoyne House (qqv), and
together with Merchant's House, Quay Street (qv), Worcester
Bridge, Bridge Street (qv) and St Andrew's Church Tower, Deansway
(qv) these buildings form part of the visual framework for
Worcester Cathedral (qv) from the River.
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