6 And 7, Rainbow Hill Terrace

WORCESTER

SO8555NE RAINBOW HILL TERRACE 620-1/10/483 (North side) 05/04/71 Nos.6 AND 7

GV II

Pair of houses forming part of terrace. c1830-50 with later additions and alterations. Painted stucco over brick, slate roof, brick party wall stacks to front and rear roof slopes with oversailing course and pots; that to front extended in height. Wrought-iron railings to entrance steps of left house. Double-depth plan with central entrance hall. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 4 (2:2) first-floor windows. Stucco detailing includes plinth; pilasters to ends of each house and flanking each entrance linked by plain eaves band; moulded architrave to entrances. 8/8 sashes throughout in plain reveals with sills. Blind window to centre first-floor over each entrance. 5-panel doors, upper pair and centre panel raised and fielded with bolection moulding, bottom pair flush-triple-beaded; Gothic traceried fanlight. 5 steps to left entrance flanked by simple railings with square balusters; right-hand entrance is similar with 4 steps and renewed railings. INTERIOR: noted as retaining original features including panelled doors and architraves. HISTORICAL NOTE: Nos 1-10 (consecutive) Rainbow Hill Terrace (qqv) form a good group of listed buildings comparing well with other developments of this period in Worcester such as Britannia Square, Lansdowne Crescent, and Lark Hill (qqv).