24, Sansome Walk

WORCESTER

SO8455SE SANSOME WALK 620-1/12/502 (East side) 16/08/79 No.24

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Gate lodge to the Arboretum Gardens, now house. c1859 with later alterations. Red and yellow polychrome brickwork in bands, ashlar keystones, sills and architraves to main facade windows; slate roof at left, plain tiles at right. PLAN: irregular. EXTERIOR: one storey and attics. Facade to Sansome Walk: 2 curvilinear gables, that to right breaks forward and has brick canted bay on ground floor with timber mullion and transom windows (1:2:1); triple 'mullion' window to gable in cambered-arched surround with quoins; at left a 2-light window to ach floor with 1/1 sashes in similar cambered-arched surrounds with quoins. Entrance to the right a panelled door in arched surround with keystone and imposts, the arch forming part of the arcade going round the corner. Right return to Arboretum Road with curvilinear gable with 2-light casement in gable, 4-centred lights to casement. Band between storeys. Ground floor has two round-headed arches with square piers, stone archivaults and keystones, the arches now glazed. Further casement and 2/2 sash to ground floor. Brick copings to gables. INTERIOR: not inspected.