Young Mens Christian Association is a Grade II* listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1952. A Early C18 House.
Young Mens Christian Association
- WRENN ID
- knotted-corridor-flax
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1952
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a town house, now operating as a hostel and commercial premises, located in Tewkesbury. The main part of the house dates to the early 18th century, while a rear wing is likely from the 17th century or earlier. It is constructed of Flemish bond brickwork, with square box framing to the rear wing. The roof is tiled, and there are brick stacks.
The building has a symmetrical central-entry plan, with a rear hall and staircase to the left. The main front block incorporates an older wing. The house is three storeys high and has a basement, with a five-windowed front. The central bay is slightly projected. The windows are 12-pane sashes set within face boxes, featuring splayed brick voussoirs and stone cills. There are two later 16-pane sashes to the left at ground floor, and grille openings to the basement on either side. The central entrance features a panelled 18th-century door set within a pilaster case with a frieze and a small hood, approached by three steps. A moulded wood cornice with lead dressing runs across the ground floor, with a two-course brick string above the first floor and a moulded wood eaves course leading to a hipped roof.
The rear of the main block has two bays with four-pane over twelve-pane sashes set within segmental brick heads, and a small brick stack at the corner. The left gable wall includes a long arched 21-pane staircase sash and a 12-pane sash. To the right, at the rear of the building, is a deep wing in braced square-panel framing with brick nogging and a brick gable containing a three-light casement above a 12-pane sash. The outer flank wall is clad with horizontal boarding and includes a large 17th-century eaves stack.
The interior, which was partially inspected, features an entrance hall leading to a back lobby with panelling and two arched openings. A geometrical staircase has an open string, stick balusters, and a wreathed handrail, extending over two floors, with a fluted pilaster at the foot of the stairs. There are various panelled 19th-century doors with fluted pilaster and rosette surrounds, alongside some simple moulded cornices. The basement contains heavy beams and joists, as well as thick brick division walls with arched openings. The rear wing was not inspected. The building's facade is considered fine, representing one of the more formal buildings along Church Street, though subsequent subdivision obscures the quality of the original interior.
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