4-10, ABBEY STREET
4-10, ABBEY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376038
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 4-10, ABBEY STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 4-10, ABBEY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376038
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 4-10, ABBEY STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 4-10, ABBEY 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.
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:
- 4-10, ABBEY 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 40575 66529
Details
CHESTER CITY (IM)
SJ4066NE ABBEY STREET 595-1/2/22 (South side) 10/01/72 Nos.4-10 (Even)
GV II
Row of 4 small town houses. 1826-8. For Mr Thomas of King Street, Chester as sub-lessor of the prebendal land of Rev. James Thomas Law. Flemish bond brown brick with grey slate roof. EXTERIOR: cellars and 3 storeys. Painted sandstone plinth; stone steps to doors of 6 margined panels with overlights glazed in pattern of convex lozenges on saltires in timber cases with fluted pilasters, plain friezes and cornice hoods; painted stone sills and wedge lintels; sashes are recessed, one of 16 panes to first storey of each house, sillband to second storey which has 2 sashes to each house; two 9-pane sashes to third storey of each house; painted stone cornice; 2 west gable chimneys, 3 chimneys before the ridge and 3 behind it. Miscellaneous fenestration on west gable-end. Single storey monopitch-roofed rear outshuts; 12-pane flush sashes to second storey and 9-pane flush sashes to the third storey, that to No.10 having glazing bars removed from lower leaf. A late C19 second storey window proud of wall, on brick corbelling, in east gable end. INTERIOR not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: Prebendary JT Law, resident at Nos 1 and 2 Abbey Square (qv), engineered this development on land previously occupied by his stables, to the displeasure of Dean and majority of Chapter. (Burne RVH: Chester Cathedral: London: 1958-).
Listing NGR: SJ4056866527
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470024
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Burne, R V H, Chester Cathedral, (1958)
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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