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48 and 49, the Tything

A Grade II Listed Building in Worcester, Worcestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1976 / 52°11'51"N

Longitude: -2.2238 / 2°13'25"W

OS Eastings: 384799

OS Northings: 255504

OS Grid: SO847555

Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.8KK

Mapcode Global: VH92T.D1Q5

Plus Code: 9C4V5QXG+2F

Entry Name: 48 and 49, the Tything

Listing Date: 8 March 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390229

English Heritage Legacy ID: 489200

ID on this website: 101390229

Location: Britannia Square, 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 George with St Mary Magdalene

Church of England Diocese: Worcester

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Description



WORCESTER

SO8455NE THE TYTHING
620-1/8/642 (West side)
08/03/74 Nos.48 AND 49

GV II

2 houses, now shops, part of terrace. C17, re-fronted mid C18
with later additions and alterations. Painted brick with stone
details; plain clay tile roof, that to right raised and
hipped; tiles to dormer.
Left-house of 2-storeys and attics, right-house 3-storeys. 5
(3:2) first-floor windows. Brick detailing includes dentilled
eaves; projecting plain band below eaves to left-hand house
only. Stone detailing includes incised capped keystones o
right-pair of first-floor windows; sills. All windows in
near-flush frames, 3 to left are 1/1 under segmental brick
arches, pair to right are 6/6 under flat gauged brick arches;
second-floor window is 8/8. Central dormer with 1/1 sash to
left house. Timber shopfronts to ground-floor inserted c1987.
INTERIOR: No. 48 retains some exposed beams and fine C17
staircase on upper floors with bulbous turned balusters, heavy
section handrail and newel posts with ball finials. No. 49 not
inspected



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