11, 11A AND 13, KING STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1376274
Date first listed:: 10-Jan-1972
List Entry Name:: 11, 11A AND 13, KING STREET
Statutory Address:: 11, 11A AND 13, KING STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1376274
Date first listed:: 10-Jan-1972
List Entry Name:: 11, 11A AND 13, KING STREET
Statutory Address 1:: 11, 11A AND 13, KING STREET

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:: 11, 11A AND 13, KING 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 40364 66576

Details

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066NW KING STREET 595-1/1/206 (South side) 10/01/72 Nos.11, 11A AND 13

GV II

2 town houses, now offices. Probably early C18, altered. Rendered; grey slate roof has ridge parallel with the street. EXTERIOR: cellars and 3 storeys. Painted plinth, probably of stone; rusticated quoins; a heavy door of 8 fielded panels in a restored or replaced panelled pilaster doorcase to each of the 2 former houses; an inserted or altered carriage entrance, west; 3 replaced small 9-pane sashes to the first storey. Plain band at second storey floor; 6 recessed 12-pane sashes with exposed boxes and heads and thick quadrant-moulded glazing bars; band at third storey floor; 6 sashes similar to those in second storey; cast lead rainwater head and pipe centrally placed; moulded cornice. The rear, with replaced metal windows, has no visible features of interest. INTERIOR: the hall to No.11 is altered; doors of 6 fielded panels to the back hall, from front room to back room and from back hall to back room; the back room has 2 basket-arched alcoves with fluted pilasters, 2 beams with moulded plaster faces and moulded cornice; the stair to the second storey has surfaces covered; doors of 6 fielded panels to front room, east, and rear room which has a C18 carved wood fire surround with shouldered architrave; the top flight of the stair to the third storey has turned newels, 2 turned balusters per step and a deep handrail, all painted. Features in the west house are largely covered. The cellars have coursed sandstone outer walls, brick wine-bins and concreted floors.

Listing NGR: SJ4036466576

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Legacy System number:: 470268
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.