Rothesay House And Rothesay Lodge With Attached Boundary Wall And Gate Piers

Rothesay House and Rothesay Lodge, along with an attached boundary wall and gate piers, are located in Britannia Square, Worcester. Originally known as Nos. 46 and 46A, these buildings date from around 1820 and have undergone later additions and alterations. They are constructed of brick and feature a hipped slate roof, with a brick parapet on the south and return elevations, complemented by a stucco cornice and coping. The windows have painted stucco sills, and there are three chimney stacks on the rear wall, each with oversailing detail and pots.

A tile-hung, slate-roofed extension on the first floor is supported by cast-iron columns. The main house has a single-depth plan and an asymmetric facade, with the entrance hall and staircase to Rothesay House located off-centre to the right. The left bay of the main block and an additional wing to the left (west) comprise Rothesay Lodge. The main house is three storeys high with a cellar and features four first-floor windows, all of which are 8/8 sashes except for the one above the entrance, which is a 6/6 sash. All windows are set in plain reveals with sills and flat gauged brick arches. The entrance consists of a six-panel door, with the upper four panels raised and fielded, and the bottom pair flush-beaded, topped by a radial pattern fanlight. A late 19th-century extension over the entrance forms an open porch.

The right (east) return elevation has a 6/6 sash window on the first floor and a 3/6 sash on the second. The west wing is three storeys high with a concealed roof, featuring one first-floor window that is a 4/8 sash, and a 3/6 sash on the second floor. The ground floor has a 20th-century multi-pane window, all set in plain reveals with segmental arches and sills. A further single-storey range to the left contains the entrance to Rothesay Lodge.

The buildings are accompanied by a stone-coped brick boundary wall to the east and a brick boundary wall with gate piers to the west. All the listed buildings in Britannia Square form a cohesive group, initiated in 1820 and arranged around a large green where the main house is situated. They are comparable to other smaller developments in Worcester, such as Lansdowne Crescent, Lark Hill, and Rainbow Hill Terrace.