2, Edgar Street

WORCESTER

SO8554SW EDGAR STREET 620-1/20/219 (South side) 22/05/54 No.2

GV II

House, now shop. c1750, with later additions and alterations including shop front and attic dormers probably c1836-99 and rebuilding to right gable end c1950-70. Dark red brick in Flemish bond with plain tile roof; renewed brick left end stack with oversailing course and pots, off-centre right truncated brick stack and tall rear right brick stack with overssailing course and pots. 2 storeys plus attics, 4 first-floor windows, outshut to rear. First floor has alternating tripartite windows (with 6/6 between 2/2 sashes) and blind openings. Ground floor has further tripartite window at left with 3/3 between 1/1 sash. All windows under flat arches of gauged brick. Off-centre right plate-glass shop window between pilaster strips, with frieze and shaped imber cornice on corbel brackets; off-centre left shop entrance, a 4-panel door, the upper panels glazed, overlight in pilastered surround, frieze and moulded cornice on corbel brackets. Further entrance at right a 4-flush-beaded-panel door with timber lintel. Shaped modillion eaves band. 2 attic roof dormers have casement windows with transom bars and timbering to gables. Decorative bargeboards to right gable end. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Nos 2-16 (consecutive) Edgar Street (qqv) form a significant group, together with Nos 28-34 (even) Sidbury; No.12 College Precincts; Tower House, No.1 Severn Street; and Edgar Tower, College Green (qqv). Edgar Street (in which all the buildings are listed) is a fine example of a Georgian street and it forms part of the setting for the Cathedral (qv).