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Latitude: 52.1981 / 52°11'53"N
Longitude: -2.2238 / 2°13'25"W
OS Eastings: 384798
OS Northings: 255568
OS Grid: SO847555
Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.2LG
Mapcode Global: VH92T.D0QQ
Plus Code: 9C4V5QXG+7F
Entry Name: 18 and 19, the Tything
Listing Date: 18 February 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1390211
English Heritage Legacy ID: 489181
ID on this website: 101390211
Location: Britannia Square, 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 George with St Mary Magdalene
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
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WORCESTER
SO8455NE THE TYTHING
620-1/8/624 (East side)
01/02/99 Nos.18 AND 19
GV II
2 terraced houses. c1880 with later additions and alterations.
Brick with stone dressings. Roof concealed by parapet. Stack
with decorative bands, stone cornice, and pots to left. Timber
shopfront.
PLAN: Narrow burgage plots with principal axis at right-angles
to street.
Symmetrical facade. 3 storeys. 2 first-floor windows. Stone
detailing includes corbel and surround to oriel windows;
sinuous coping to bays; coping to main parapet; plain band
aligned with head of first-floor windows and sill of
second-floor windows; full width modillion cornice to ead of
second-floor windows. Canted bays to first and second-floor;
mullion and transom to first-floor with metal side-hung
casements, 4-pane transom lights; mullioned windows to
second-floor with 8-pane side-hung metal casements. Later shop
front with panelled pilasters, console brackets and cornice
incorporating blind; painted glass fascia; part-glazed
pedestrian door with overlight at left, glazed pair of
vehicular doors to right.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
A bold commercial facade of this date, with good group value.
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