Hereford House

Hereford House is a large house located on High Street in Tewkesbury, dating from around the 1770s. It features Flemish bond brickwork, tile roofs, and brick stacks. The building has a parapeted front range and three hipped-roofed rear wings with valley gutters. The two right-hand wings have a flush rear wall, while the left unit projects further as a wing. There is a noticeable join and slight change in the brickwork at the last two bays on the street front, indicating either reconstruction or that it was built in two phases. The party wall on the right curves inward to align with the burgage-plot division, which is not square to the street front.

The exterior has three storeys and a basement, with a five-windowed Georgian front. All windows are plain sashes set in exposed boxes with brick voussoirs, and the central windows have arched heads. The entrance features a central six-panel fielded door beneath a radial bar fanlight, set within a Doric doorcase that has fluted neckings on the columns, and is approached by three stone steps. To the right is a new section of walling with an opening topped by an 18th-century pedimented door-head on a pulvinated frieze and a central apron. The building has a high plinth with two blocked basement openings and a coped parapet. The rear of the house includes a broad central 19th-century door with six panes of glazing, an arched stair window with glazing bars to the right, and various sashes.

Inside, a partial inspection reveals a rear central tight-well staircase with a lower flight featuring stick balusters and a wreathed handrail, along with fretwork decoration on the open string. The upper-flight stair has a solid moulded string, turned balusters, and a moulded handrail, with the balustrade returning across the landing to the top floor.