Sextons Cottage to St Marys Church
SEXTONS COTTAGE TO ST MARYS CHURCH, 72, HANDBRIDGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375847
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Sextons Cottage to St Marys Church
- Statutory Address:
- SEXTONS COTTAGE TO ST MARYS CHURCH, 72, HANDBRIDGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375847
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Sextons Cottage to St Marys Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- SEXTONS COTTAGE TO ST MARYS CHURCH, 72, HANDBRIDGE
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:
- SEXTONS COTTAGE TO ST MARYS CHURCH, 72, HANDBRIDGE
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 40728 65476
Details
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4065 HANDBRIDGE 1932-1/8/167 (West side) 10/01/72 No.72 Sexton's cottage to St Mary's Church (Formerly Listed as: HANDBRIDGE No.72)
GV II
Cottage. 1887. By John Douglas at expense of the first Duke of Westminster. Stone-dressed blue-diapered Ruabon red brick; red clay tile roof. 2 storeys of one bay; ground floor has hip-roofed porch facing churchyard, left. The cottage has gable-end to road; 2 corbelled basket-arches support the first storey above a slightly bayed window of 3 ogee-headed leaded lights. First floor stone band; diapering; 2 mullioned 2-light leaded casements in ornate sandstone surround; band above lintels; stepped and shaped gable with diapering, leaded light to cockloft, stone copings and ball finial; chimney on ridge with separate spiral-moulded brick flues, 3 to front, one to rear. A simpler stone-capped rear gable. The porch has a small leaded light to front, door of 5 tall narrow panels on blacksmith's hinges in ornate sandstone case dated 1887; wrought-iron gate to cottage and churchyard. INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ4072865476
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469826
- 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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