GARDEN WALL TO THE OLD PALACE, WITH GATES AND OVERTHROW

GARDEN WALL TO THE OLD PALACE, WITH GATES AND OVERTHROW, THE GROVES

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1375950
Date first listed:: 22-Jul-1998
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALL TO THE OLD PALACE, WITH GATES AND OVERTHROW
Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALL TO THE OLD PALACE, WITH GATES AND OVERTHROW, THE GROVES

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1375950
Date first listed:: 22-Jul-1998
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALL TO THE OLD PALACE, WITH GATES AND OVERTHROW
Statutory Address 1:: GARDEN WALL TO THE OLD PALACE, WITH GATES AND OVERTHROW, THE GROVES

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALL TO THE OLD PALACE, WITH GATES AND OVERTHROW, THE GROVES

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District:: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SJ 40883 66019

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CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4066 THE GROVES 1932-1/6/147 (North side) Garden wall to the Old Palace, with gates and overthrow

GV II

Wall to south, west and east of garden of the Old Palace (qv), now largely car park walls. Mid C18, possibly partly earlier to south; gateway probably C18, gates and overthrow later. Bedrock, coursed sandstone rubble and brown brick; wrought-iron. The south wall is stone, partly on exposed bedrock and with parapet of old brick; brick gate piers with replaced ball finials. iron gateposts with vase panels and Greek vase finials; simple gate with square dogbars, main bars and rectangular rails; scrolled overthrow with central spear. The west wall is coursed sandstone and old brick, on bedrock; the east side is brick; simple stone copings; the wall varies between 3-5m in height.

Listing NGR: SJ4088366018

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Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.