Barrel Well House
BARREL WELL HOUSE, 160, BOUGHTON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375709
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Barrel Well House
- Statutory Address:
- BARREL WELL HOUSE, 160, BOUGHTON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375709
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Barrel Well House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARREL WELL HOUSE, 160, BOUGHTON
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BARREL WELL HOUSE, 160, BOUGHTON
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 41851 66367
Details
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4166 BOUGHTON, Barrel Well Hill 1932-1/6/7 (South West side) No.160 Barrel Well House
GV II
Detached house, now with flats. c1840. Brick, now pebbledashed; slate roof. 2 storeys to entrance front, 3 to garden; 7 windows. Flush end-gable chimneys and one ridge chimney towards right. The north-east, entrance, front has a projecting central wing. Door of 6 tall, narrow fielded panels in substantial case with pilasters and entablature; altered fenestration includes several flush 12-pane sashes with rendered architraves. The south-west garden face, prominent from the Dee and meadows beyond, has verandah to ground floor and continuous balcony under hipped canopy to first floor, on slender columns. The wall-face behind verandah has some alterations; probably formerly with central French window and three 12-pane sashes to each side, now replaced 1-pane glazed door with 12-pane margined window in small projection left with 2 sashes to left and 3 to right of door. The first floor has 7 full-height 15-pane sashes with architraves; fretted segmental-arched heads to front of balcony; simple railings. Sillband and seven 12-pane sashes to second floor. INTERIORS not inspected. This building was probably formed from 2 detached mid C19 houses united and remodelled later C19. (Ordnance Survey: 1:2500 Plan of Chester, 1st Edition: 1875-).
Listing NGR: SJ4185166367
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469688
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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