CURTAIN WALL TO EAST OF INNER BAILEY

CURTAIN WALL TO EAST OF INNER BAILEY, INNER BAILEY

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Overview

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

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Date:: 2001-06-24
Reference:: IOE01/03254/13
Rights:: © Mr Michael J Tuck. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

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

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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Corrections and minor amendments

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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Corrections and minor amendments

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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Legacy System number:: 452996
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.