Description

WORCESTER

SO8455SE THE BUTTS
620-1/12/597 (South side
21/05/86 No.11
Northwall House
(Formerly Listed as:
THE BUTTS
(South side No.11
North Wall House)

II

House, now office. Late C18 with possible earlier C18 origins
and probably incorporating part of medieval city wall; with
later additions and alterations including c1870 refacing on
north facade and wings. Red brick in Flemish bond to north
facade with purple brick, ashlar and ceramic dressings; stucco
over brick to west wall, scored in imitation of ashlar;
orange-red brick in Flemish bond to east facade; plain tile
roofs with brick off-centre and end stacks with oversailing
courses and pots; wrought-iron balcony.
Nineteenth century house in Lombardic style.
Eighteenth century house is of 3 storeys, 3 bays with central
entrance doorway on the east side, a 6-panel door with
continuous moulded architrave, 6-panel door with plain glazed
fanlight, masked by nineteenth century outer hall entered from
north and south ends. Otherwise east facade has 6/6 sashes,
those to first floor with flat arches of gauged brick and
keystones. Modillion eaves band. A gable end service wing of 2
storeys with attic against the south gable wall may be the
surviving part of an earlier 18th century house. West facade
has horizontal rustication and quoins to south end. One window
on each floor, 6/6 sashes in near-flush frames, those to
ground and first floors have keystones.
The north end of this facade is occupied by mid-nineteenth
century bay in Lombardic style. The north end of the house
overrides the line of the north flank of the medieval city
wall, possibly represented by sandstone blocks in the north
wall of the cellar. The north end wall rebuilt in
mid-nineteenth century with added single-storey, single bay
wings to east and west to create an imposing facade in a
Lombardic style with an off-centre entrance in the east wing
approached by a flight of steps (now partly demolished) from
The Butts. The central feature is a 2-storey canted bay window
with semi-circular arched 1/1 horned sash windows to the lower
storey which have chamfered sill band
and stone transoms at impost level continued as a string
course on brackets across the facade; over centre windows are
carved stone lunettes. Upper 1/1 sashes are Caernarvan-arched
with corbel arches above in a stone band below a stone
bracketed eaves cornice. Above, on the second floor, a stone
balcony supported by stone brackets with a wrought-iron
balustrade. Two semi-circular arched glazed doors which are
framed by colonnettes with carved caps below a pointed arch
containing a circular blank roundel give access to the balcony
which is surmounted by a gabled timber canopy on brackets.
Centre and wings have stone dentil cornices above a ceramic
frieze of red and cream tiles. Parapets over wings are set
with blank stone roundels at intervals. Stone framed entrance
doorway under gablet with carved coat of arms leads to entry
hall in north wing to left of central projection of main
block. Semi-circular arched sashes to wings. All windows have
variegated voussoirs of stone and brick. Eighteenth-century
arched entrance doorway with continuous moulded architrave,
eighteenth century 6-panel door and plain glazed fanlight.
INTERIOR: noted as retaining central entrance hall and
staircase with replacement turned newels, stick balusters,
moulded handrail and wall rail; plaster ceiling with modillion
cornice. Semi-circular arched window to stairwell. Other rooms
have eighteenth century panelled doors and cupboards.
A prominent landmark, North Wall House overlooks The Butts and
markets area.
(Department of the Environment List of Buildings ..:
Worcester: 1986-).

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26669596

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