Curtain Wall to East of Inner Bailey

CURTAIN WALL TO EAST OF INNER BAILEY, INNER BAILEY

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1271821
Date first listed:
01-Jun-1967
Statutory Address:
CURTAIN WALL TO EAST OF INNER BAILEY, INNER BAILEY
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Date:
2001-06-24
Reference:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1271821
Date first listed:
01-Jun-1967
Statutory Address 1:
CURTAIN WALL TO EAST OF INNER BAILEY, INNER BAILEY

Location

Statutory Address:
CURTAIN WALL TO EAST 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:
SJ 40482 65711

Details

SJ 4065 NW CHESTER CASTLE INNER BAILEY

4/613 Curtain wall to east of Inner Bailey 1.6.67

GV II

Curtain wall. Late C18. Bunter sandstone ashlar. East front: battered wall with large- scale keel moulding below battlemented parapet which has moulded offset coping. Buttresses with offsets irregularly placed. Army storage buildings adjoin at lower level Rear: raised walkway with stone-flagged surface above brick walling. South-south- eastern curtain wall adjoins to left.

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: SJ4042865717

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452996
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Journal of the Architectural Archaeological and Historic Society Chester and NWA in The Architectural Archaeological and Historic Society , Vol. 26, ()

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