34-50, Lichfield Street is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1992. Terrace of shops and offices. 16 related planning applications.
34-50, Lichfield Street
- WRENN ID
- last-alcove-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 March 1992
- Type
- Terrace of shops and offices
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A terrace of six shops and offices, built around 1875, as part of the redevelopment of Lichfield Street. The building is constructed of ashlar with a slate roof and ashlar stacks. It is three storeys tall with an attic, and has a nine-window front. The ground floor currently has inserted shop fronts, mainly from the 20th century, situated between angle pilasters that incorporate anthemion capitals, some of which are missing, and a dentilled cornice. A panelled plinth and an enriched frieze are present on the first floor, and a deep frieze with incised panels sits above the windows, above which is another dentilled cornice.
“The Posada” retains its original front, featuring a small-paned, bowed window and recessed entrances with half-glazed doors, with tile decoration and name panels. Number 44, formerly "H. Blackham," has an early 20th-century front, incorporating a barometer above a recessed glazed door and window. An entrance to the upper floors on the right has a consoled segmental pediment over an overlight. The first-floor windows are architraved tripartite windows with keystones and horned sashes; however, the windows on the first, fifth, and eighth bays are paired. The second-floor windows feature pilasters, enriched friezes, and four-pane horned sashes, although the first, fifth, and eighth windows are tripartite with flanking panels. The attic has hipped dormers with glazed sides, but the first and eighth dormers have pediments with flanking scrolls, with a cornice breaking forward on either side. The fourth and fifth dormers are missing.
The interior of "The Posada" retains original bar fittings, panelling, and seating. Number 44 has a panelled screen with glazing, doors, and a broken pediment, with a tiled passage leading to the stair. The rear of the building is of a utilitarian design.
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