28 and 29, Britannia Square is a Grade II listed building in the Worcester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1954. House. 7 related planning applications.
28 and 29, Britannia Square
- WRENN ID
- lesser-pediment-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Worcester
- Constituency
- Worcester MP: Tom Collins (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1954
- Type
- House
- Address
- 28 and 29, Britannia Square, WR1 3DH
- OS grid reference
- SO 845 555
- Coordinates
- 52.19829, -2.22799
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The property comprises two semi-detached houses, dating to circa 1820, and subject to later additions and alterations. The construction is painted stucco over brick, with a hipped slate roof and party wall stacks featuring brick detailing and decorative pots. The layout is double-depth, with outer ranges set back and with concealed roofs. The houses are three storeys high, presenting six windows (a 1:4:1 arrangement) to the first floor. Stucco detailing includes a sill band to both the first and second floors, a plain frieze beneath the eaves, and triple angled corners. The main range features tall 6/9 sashes to the first and ground floors, while the outer ranges have 6/6 sashes to the first and ground floors. The second-floor windows are 3/6 sashes. Entrances are located at the ends of the main range, each featuring a five-panel door within a panelled reveal, topped by a fanlight with radial glazing bars. The interior retains original plasterwork and joinery, including a curved open-well staircase with stick balusters and a wreathed handrail, alongside a Regency-style marble fireplace.
The listed buildings of Britannia Square form a unified group, initiated in 1820 and planned around a central green. The development is comparable to other similar, albeit smaller, developments in Worcester, such as Lansdowne Crescent, Lark Hill, and Rainbow Hill Terrace.
Local climate
28 and 29, Britannia Square receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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