Description

GLOUCESTER

SO8318NW WESTGATE STREET
844-1/8/378 (South side)
12/03/73 No.9

GV II

Shop and dwelling, now a shop. Early C19 with C20 alterations.
Brick with stuccoed front elevation, slate roof.
Originally double-depth block, the internal walls removed and
extension added at rear. Pedestrian passage leading into
Mercers' Alley on right.
EXTERIOR: four storeys and cellar, the front of three bays
above C20 shop-front, recessed doorway to shop on left and
entry to pedestrian passage on right framed by pilasters and a
fascia; from first to third floors the window heights
progressively reduced; a plain continuous band at the sill
level of the windows on each floor and a moulded crowning
cornice with a parapet above; plain C19 horned sashes to first
and second floors, sashes with glazing bars (3x3 panes) to
third floor, all in openings with moulded architraves.
INTERIOR: generally refitted and relined in C20; from second
to third floor at rear an early C19 staircase with stick
balusters and ramped handrail. Cellar not accessible for
inspection.

Listing NGR: SO8312418584

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26537980

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)