City Wall From Bonewaldesthorne Tower to Pembertons Parlour
CITY WALL FROM BONEWALDESTHORNE TOWER TO PEMBERTONS PARLOUR, CITY WALLS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1376130
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- City Wall From Bonewaldesthorne Tower to Pembertons Parlour
- Statutory Address:
- CITY WALL FROM BONEWALDESTHORNE TOWER TO PEMBERTONS PARLOUR, CITY WALLS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1376130
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Aug-1998
- List Entry Name:
- City Wall From Bonewaldesthorne Tower to Pembertons Parlour
- Statutory Address 1:
- CITY WALL FROM BONEWALDESTHORNE TOWER TO PEMBERTONS PARLOUR, CITY WALLS
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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:
- CITY WALL FROM BONEWALDESTHORNE TOWER TO PEMBERTONS PARLOUR, CITY WALLS
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 40121 66578
Details
CHESTER CITY (IM)
SJ4066NW CITY WALLS 595-1/1/102 City Wall from Bonewaldesthorne 28/07/55 Tower to Pemberton's Parlour (Formerly Listed as: City Walls & Towers incl. foundations of SE angle Roman Fortress wall & tower)
GV I
Part of City Walls. Late C11-early C12 origin, altered to form raised promenade 1701-8; pierced and linked with bridge for the wall walk 1846 for the Holyhead Railway and with subsequent repairs. Coursed red rubble sandstone with bridge of cast-iron. The north, outer, face of the wall has plinth thrice recessed with weathered caps. The south face is shear. East of the bridge the earth bank reduces the exposed height of the wall to 12 courses. Stair C18 or C19 of 34 stone steps in 3 flights down to Canal Basin, north. This portion of the wall is 230m long; the wall walk approx 2m wide. (Bartholomew City Guides: Harris B: Chester: Edinburgh: 1979-: 94; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Hubbard E: Cheshire: 1971-: 155).
Listing NGR: SJ4012166578
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470120
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Hubbard, E, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, (1971), 155
Harris, B, Bartholomew City Guides in Chester, (1979), 94
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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