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Farm Building (Incorporating St Cuthbert's Chapel) East of Bennett's Farmhouse (Not Included)

A Grade II Listed Building in Worcester, Worcestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1722 / 52°10'20"N

Longitude: -2.2363 / 2°14'10"W

OS Eastings: 383935

OS Northings: 252691

OS Grid: SO839526

Mapcode National: GBR 1G9.Z92

Mapcode Global: VH92T.6N3M

Plus Code: 9C4V5QC7+VF

Entry Name: Farm Building (Incorporating St Cuthbert's Chapel) East of Bennett's Farmhouse (Not Included)

Listing Date: 22 May 1954

Last Amended: 12 June 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1389993

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488944

ID on this website: 101389993

Location: Lower Wick, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2

County: Worcestershire

District: Worcester

Electoral Ward/Division: Bedwardine

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Worcester

Traditional County: Worcestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire

Church of England Parish: St John in Bedwardine

Church of England Diocese: Worcester

Tagged with: Appendage

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Description


This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 29/10/2018


SO 85 SW; 620-1/3/678

WORCESTER,
LOWER WICK,
Malvern Road (off, south side),
Farm building (incorporating St Cuthbert's Chapel), east of Bennett's Farmhouse (not included)

(Formerly listed as: Farm building (St Cuthbert's Chapel), NW of Bennett's Farmhouse (not included); previously listed as: LOWER WICK, Farm building to NW of Manor House Farmhouse (incorporating remains of medieval)

22/05/54

II

Farm building embodying remains of medieval chapel. Origins to
chapel c1165, otherwise C17 with later additions and alterations
including c1860-80 grain store. Coursed sandstone with
timber-framing and brick nogging, and reddish brick at left part
in alternating header and stretcher bond; brick and stone
buttresses; old tile roof, hipped to left.
PLAN: L-shaped; remains of chapel to lower right (west) part with
timber-framing over and grain store at left.
Two storeys plus loft, five bays with windows on three levels, and with
2-storey grain store to left. Grain store has three
elliptically-arched openings, that to lower stage with hinged
plank cover, otherwise with casement windows; blocked,
elliptically-arched entrance; gabled pitching door to roof; turret
to apex.
MAIN RANGE: lower stage has three openings with plank covers and
one timber-mullion window with flat arch and keystone. Entrance at
right, renewed plank door. Middle stage has elliptically-arched
opening and two timber-mullion windows with stone lintels, one
chamfered and one with keystone. Upper stage has two levels of square
framing with arch braces and five openings. Glazed turret and vent
to ridge. Pitching door to right gable end. Range to rear has
timber framing to lower stage and plank boarding to upper stage.
INTERIOR: retains C19 stables with hay racks and stalls; jowled
posts to first floor and queen-post roof. Hop tray.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the former St Cuthbert's Chapel was last used for
worship in 1371.


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