ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES

ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES, CITY ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1375749
Date first listed:: 10-Jan-1972
List Entry Name:: ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES
Statutory Address:: ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES, CITY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1375749
Date first listed:: 10-Jan-1972
List Entry Name:: ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES
Statutory Address 1:: ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES, CITY ROAD

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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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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Location

Statutory Address:: ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES, CITY ROAD

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 41166 66572

Details

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4166 CITY ROAD 1932-1/6/50 (West side) 10/01/72 English Presbyterian Church of Wales

GV II

Presbyterian church. 1864. By Michael Gummow of Wrexham. Stucco front, brick sides and rear, grey slate roof. EXTERIOR: Ionic front has full height 4-column portico in antis. Plain cast-iron railing to forecourt, on stone plinth, with 3 pairs of iron gates having lattice dogbars, double lockrail and foliar top-rail with spears; square panelled cast-iron posts; simple gate to sunk yard, right. Behind the portico the wall has sillband with central recessed panel; a now blank architraved opening to each side with pilasters, frieze and cornice. A pair of doors of 5 fielded panels in each return wall of portico. A blank panel with architrave frieze and cornice on face of each wing. The gallery has 3 probably cast-iron lights, 2 with 1-pane hoppers, in portico and a 12-pane fixed light in face of each wing; architraves, friezes and alternating triangular and curved pediments to openings. Dentil pediment to portico. Sides of 6 bays, the first bay stucco, the others brick; 16-pane recessed sashes to basement, one altered. Simple plinth-cap at basement ceiling level; brick pilasters; stone imposts and keys; 18-pane lights with 4-pane stilted fans. The liturgical east end is apsidal. INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ4116666572

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Legacy System number:: 469728
Legacy System:: LBS

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