1 And 2, St Georges Square

WORCESTER

SO8456SE ST GEORGE'S SQUARE 620-1/6/692 (South side) 19/08/99 Nos.1 AND 2

GV II

Two semi-detached houses. c1860 with later additions and alterations. Brick with stone and stucco detailing under hipped slated roof, party wall stack with oversailing detail and pots. Double-fronted, double-depth plan. Originally single dwelling or purpose designed to look like one house with central entrance (shown as 2 dwellings on 1886 O.S. map); access to No. 2 is via narrow, single-window range set back to left return. Service ranges to rear. 3 storeys. 3 first-floor windows. 2/2 sashes to second-floor, otherwise mainly 1/1; rectangular bay window with hipped lead roof and tripartite sashes to left and right ground-floor all in plain reveals with sills. Stucco/stone detailing includes moulded plinth, bay window and door surrounds, moulded string course below first-floor windows which have eared and shouldered surrounds, sill band to second-floor windows which have eared surrounds and brackets to sills; eaves cornice with narrow string course below. Tuscan style pilaster door case to No 1 with console brackets and moulded canopy; 3 stone steps to 6-panel door, all raised and fielded with bolection moulding; plain overlight. Similar door and overlight to No. 2 but with moulded surround and no canopy; 3 stone steps. INTERIOR: not inspected. Although later than the principal group of houses around St. George's Square, this building is a classical composition which forms an important part of the group.