28, Foregate Street

No. 28 Foregate Street is a house that has been converted into offices. It dates from the late 18th century and has undergone some alterations since then. The building is constructed of reddish-orange brick in Flemish bond, featuring stone sills, a cornice, and a doorcase. It has a concealed roof with a brick stack at the left end, which has an oversailing course and pots. There is a lead hopper and a cast-iron boot-scraper at the entrance.

The building stands three storeys tall and has three first-floor windows. It has a moulded plinth and 6/6 sash windows throughout, all set in plain reveals with flat arches made of gauged brick and stone sills. The entrance is positioned on the right side and features a six-panel door that is raised and fielded, topped with a fanlight that has decorative petal glazing bars. The doorcase is flanked by three-quarter-engaged Doric columns and is topped with an open pediment that includes guttae.

The building is crowned with a frieze and a moulded cornice, and it has a coped parapet. To the left of the entrance, there is a rain-hopper and a fall pipe. Inside, the property is noted for retaining its original joinery and plasterwork.

Historically, during the 18th century, Foregate Street was referred to as 'the mall.' Tymbs' Worcester Guide from 1802 mentions that Foregate Street was well paved and broad enough to allow for a full circulation of air, making it a popular fashionable promenade. This building is part of a significant group that includes the Shire Hall, the Statue of Queen Victoria, the City Museum and Library, and several other numbered buildings along Foregate Street.