The Spinney

THE SPINNEY, 13, BATH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1375695
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1972
List Entry Name:
The Spinney
Statutory Address:
THE SPINNEY, 13, BATH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1375695
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1972
List Entry Name:
The Spinney
Statutory Address 1:
THE SPINNEY, 13, BATH STREET

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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

Location

Statutory Address:
THE SPINNEY, 13, BATH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SJ 41118 66387

Details

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4166 BATH STREET 1932-1/6/4 (East side) 10/01/72 No.13 The Spinney

GV II

Small town house. 1903. By John Douglas. Hard red brick with panels of grey polygonal random rubble stonework; Westmorland green slate roof. 2 storeys; square in plan plus wing, left, joined by yard archway to No.11 Bath Street (qv). The front has leaded glazing in upper panels of 9-panel door in flat-arched terracotta opening dated 1903, at inner end of left wing. The main block has round turret left and octagonal quasi-turret, right; a 2-light brick-mullioned leaded stair casement in turret, a small 1-light casement in main wall and a part-leaded 1-light casement in front and in right oblique face of quasi-turret. The first floor is jettied on terracotta corbels; the left wing has a 1-light leaded casement in corbelled gabled dormer with stone apex panel; a leaded light above doorway; casements of 2 and 1 light in turret, both leaded; the main wall has a corbelled shaped chimney to each side; the quasi-turret has a leaded light to front and a 2-light leaded casement in the oblique face. Hipped roofs. The turret has steep conical roof with hipped lead lucarne and finial; the quasi-turret has octagonal spire with lead finial. The right side has a 3-light mullioned casement and two of 2 lights to ground floor. The first floor is stone-panelled; casements of 2; 3; 1; 2 and 2 lights; gable with lozenge-shaped plaster panels towards the rear. A shaped rear chimney. INTERIOR not inspected. (Hubbard E: The Work of John Douglas: London: 1991-: 193-4, 273).



Listing NGR: SJ4111866387

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Sources

Books and journals
Hubbard, E, The Work of John Douglas, (2013), 193-4, 273

Legal

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

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