23, St Johns

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WORCESTER ST JOHNS (South East side) No.23

(Formerly listed as No. 23 St John's)

08/03/74

GV II House, forms end of terrace, now house and shop. Mid/late C18 with later additions and alterations. Red brick with slate roof, hipped to right; dentilled eaves, painted. Stacks to left and right with oversailing detail and pots. Timber doorcase and pediment. Single-depth, L-shaped plan. left-return angled to accommodate corner site; main entrance hall and staircase to centre of right-return. Service range and stabling to rear right. 3 storeys and cellar. 5 first-floor windows. All window openings have sills and flat gauged brick arches and near-flush-frames; first-floor and second-floor are 2/2. Ground-floor has mid-C20 shopfront to left with central recessed entrance, two 6/6 sashes to right. Right-return: 4 first-floor windows, two to left are blind under half-brick cambered head, no sills; 8/8 sashes to right, near-flush frames under segmental arched heads. Second-floor windows are 2/2, near-flush frames with moulded architraves, flat gauged brick arches and stone sills. Ground-floor has 2 blocked windows to left as per first-floor; to right of door is 2/2 near-flush frame sash under half-brick segmental arch. 6-panel door, all raised and fielded; blind gothic-traceried fanlight; replacement doorcase. Later 2-storey range to right with 6/6 sashes; beyond is 2-storey stable block possibly contemporary with the house; cambered arch openings to windows and large double doorway.

INTERIOR: not inspected.