5-11, ABBEY STREET
5-11, ABBEY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1376039
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- 5-11, ABBEY STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 5-11, ABBEY STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1376039
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Aug-1998
- List Entry Name:
- 5-11, ABBEY STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 5-11, 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:
- 5-11, 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:
- SJ4060166550
Details
SJ4066NE
595-1/2/23
28/07/55
CHESTER CITY (IM)
ABBEY STREET
(North side)
Nos.5-11 (Odd)
(Formerly Listed as:
ABBEY STREET
(North side)
Nos.5-9 (Odd))
II*
GV
Terrace of 3 town houses. Nos 5 & 7 dated 1764. Brown brick
with grey slate roof. No.11 adjoins the rear of No.9.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; Nos 5 & 7 have 3 windows each, No.9 four,
to each upper storey. Painted stone plinth. Nos 5 & 7 have 3
apron steps, No.9 four, of stone to doors of 6 fielded panels
with overlights in painted stone cases with eared architraves,
pulvinated friezes and triangular pediments. The overlights to
Nos 5 & 7 have patterned glazing of a concave lozenge in an
ellipse; No.9 has a pattern of 4 quadrants and 2 semicircles
in the 12-pane margin to 2 central panes. Flush sashes with
painted stone sills and rusticated wedge lintels, 2 of 12
panes to Nos 5 & 7, and 3 of 12 panes to No.9, No.5 also
having a boarded rear access door and No.7 a probably inserted
small 12-pane sash, detailed as the other windows. The second
storey sashes have 12 panes and the shorter third storey
sashes 9 panes. All sashes to No.5 are replaced, with horns.
Painted stone cornice beneath a 4-course brick parapet with
simple stone cornice. Chimney before ridge between Nos 5 & 7,
ridge chimney between Nos 7 & 9 and gable chimney to No.9.
Vertical brick joint between Nos 7 & 9 which has higher roof;
rainwater pipe and head between Nos 5 & 7 is dated 1764 on top
butterfly bracket.
The rear of No.5 has a low rear wing, west, and 2 altered
first storey sashes, 3 flush 12-pane sashes with gauged brick
arches and keystone to the second storey, plus an inserted
8-pane sash; a flush 6-pane attic window in the rear table.
No.7 has an added 2-storey canted bay with altered lower
window; three 12-pane flush sashes to the third storey have
gauged brick arches; a small 2-pane light in gable to attic.
No.9, extended as No.11, to rear, later C19 and C20, has flush
sashes, west, to upper storeys.
INTERIORS could not be inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the houses were built by leaseholders from
the Dean and Chapter of Chester Cathedral.
Listing NGR: SJ 40601 66550
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470025
- 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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