Description

WORCESTER

SO8455SE SANSOME WALK
620-1/12/502 (East side)
16/08/79 No.24

II

Gate lodge to the Arboretum Gardens, now house. c1859 with later
alterations. Red and yellow polychrome brickwork in bands, ashlar
keystones, sills and architraves to main facade windows; slate
roof at left, plain tiles at right.
PLAN: irregular.
EXTERIOR: one storey and attics. Facade to Sansome Walk: 2
curvilinear gables, that to right breaks forward and has brick
canted bay on ground floor with timber mullion and transom
windows (1:2:1); triple 'mullion' window to gable in
cambered-arched surround with quoins; at left a 2-light window to
ach floor with 1/1 sashes in similar cambered-arched surrounds
with quoins. Entrance to the right a panelled door in arched
surround with keystone and imposts, the arch forming part of the
arcade going round the corner. Right return to Arboretum Road
with curvilinear gable with 2-light casement in gable, 4-centred
lights to casement. Band between storeys. Ground floor has two
round-headed arches with square piers, stone archivaults and
keystones, the arches now glazed. Further casement and 2/2 sash
to ground floor. Brick copings to gables.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26669559

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