1, 2 And 3, Cornmarket

WORCESTER

SO8554NW CORNMARKET 620-1/17/199 (South side) 05/04/71 Nos.1, 2 AND 3 (Formerly Listed as: CORNMARKET No.1) (Formerly Listed as: CORNMARKET No.2) (Formerly Listed as: CORNMARKET No.3)

GV II

3 houses, now 3 shops. Numbered right to left, described left to right. c1700 with later additions and alterations including mid C19 shop fronts. Painted brick, stuccoed at right with plain tile roof, hipped at left. 2 storeys, 4:3:3 first-floor windows. First floor: first opening is blind, then 6/6 flush sashes, those to right house have keystones, otherwise with cambered arches. 3-course band over (stuccoed at right) modillion cornice remains at left. Ground floor: shop front at left has panelled apron; central entrance, part-glazed double doors with overlight; 2 plate-glass windows, end pilasters with pairs of corbel brackets and acroteria, continuous fascia. To centre a shop front with renewed plinth and 2 Victorian stanchions to canted angles into part-glazed double-doors with overlight; outer corbels with acroteria and frieze with cornice, further pilaster at left. To right a later C19 shop front has plinth with grill; 6-pane windows, canted into part-glazed door with overlight and stanchions to angle, end pilasters and frieze. Attics: to left a pair of 3/3 sashes then 4 dormers with 6-pane fixed lights. Left return: 8 first-floor windows, 3-course first-floor band; first floor has 2 blind openings, 6/6 sash, blind opening and 3 blocked openings, all with cambered arches; 3-course frieze. Ground floor has plinth; 2 windows with panelled shutters, 2 blind windows, 1 with inserted small light, 2 blocked windows; the 5 windows to left have cambered arches. INTERIOR: No.3 retains original joinery including boxed beams, 6-panel doors, original dogleg staircase to second floor has short rod-on-bobbin balusters and closed string. Exposed purlins and wind braces to attic. Small cast-iron fireplace to first floor. Ground floor at rear has 2 C19 alcoves, one with mock-books to cupboard doors. No.1 has cast-iron range; chamfered beams; 6/6 sash now in internal wall; C19 cast-iron fireplace and grate; moulded cornices and boxed beams to first-floor front; from first to second floors a closed string dogleg staircase with splat balusters and moulded handrail; attic retains exposed purlins and wide floorboards. All the listed buildings in Cornmarket form a good group with the listed buildings in Mealcheapen Street; No.3 Cornmarket occupies an important corner site with return to New Street and forms a good group with listed buildings there.