CURTAIN WALL TO SOUTH OF INNER BAILEY
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245539
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Feb-1985
- Statutory Address:
- CURTAIN WALL TO SOUTH OF INNER BAILEY, INNER BAILEY
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CURTAIN WALL TO SOUTH OF INNER BAILEY, INNER BAILEY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chester Castle
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ4045465699
Details
SJ 4065 NW
4/612
1.6.67
CHESTER CASTLE
INNER BAILEY
Curtain wall to south of Inner Bailey
(formerly listed as Curtain wall, earlier remains including Sallyport and Halfmoon Tower)
II
GV
Curtain wall. Dated 1786 on datestone. Bunter sandstone ashlar. South facing central
wall with lateral walls facing south-south-west and south-south-east. South front:
battered walls with raised rusticated quoins to corners and large-scale roll moulding
below battlemented parapet which has a moulded offset coping. The datestone is at the
centre of the south-south-western wall. Rear: raised walkway with stone-flagged and
tarmacadam surface on brick walling. Western and south-western curtain wall adjoins to
left (q.v.) and eastern wall at right (q.v.).
Source: Frank Simpson - "Chester Castle AD 907-1925". Journal of the Architectural,
Archaeological and Historic Society, Chester and North Wales.
New Series, Vol. XXVI, Part II.
Listing NGR: SJ 40454 65699
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 452995
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
'Journal of the Architectural Archaeological and Historic Society Chester and NWA' in The Architectural Archaeological and Historic Society , , Vol. 26, ()
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
