20 And 21, The Tything

WORCESTER

SO8455NE THE TYTHING 620-1/8/625 (East side) 22/05/54 Nos.20 AND 21

GV II

2 terraced houses, now offices. c 1810-20 refronting of earlier property, with later additions and alterations. Red brick with painted stone dressings. Hipped plain tile roof partially concealed behind parapet. Central stack with oversailing detail and pots. Wooden lining to doorcases. PLAN: Narrow burgage plots with principal-axis at right-angles to street. Originally symmetrical facade. 3 storeys and cellar. 4 (2:2) first-floor windows. Stone detailing includes doorcases, cornice, coping to arapet and sills. 6/6 sashes throughout except to second-floor which are 3/6; all in flush-frames with sills and gauged flat brick arches. Pair of first-floor windows to left are displaced to the left and enlarged. Entrances to left and right with 3 steps to left and 2 steps to right. 6-panel doors; upper panels raised and fielded with bolection moulding, lower pair of panels flush-beaded. Open pedimented doorcases with console brackets. Radial pattern fanlights with segmental margin-glazing. INTERIOR: not inspected.