St Werburgh Mount

ST WERBURGH MOUNT, 15 AND 17, ST WERBURGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1376390
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1972
List Entry Name:
St Werburgh Mount
Statutory Address:
ST WERBURGH MOUNT, 15 AND 17, ST WERBURGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1376390
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1972
Date of most recent amendment:
06-Aug-1998
List Entry Name:
St Werburgh Mount
Statutory Address 1:
ST WERBURGH MOUNT, 15 AND 17, ST WERBURGH 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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ST WERBURGH MOUNT, 15 AND 17, ST WERBURGH 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 40621 66387

Details

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE ST WERBURGH STREET 595-1/4/348 (South side) 10/01/72 Nos.15 AND 17 St Werburgh Mount (Formerly Listed as: ST WERBURGH STREET (West side) Nos.15 AND 17)

GV II

Shop. 1874. By John Douglas. For George Hodgkinson, leaseholder from Dean and Chapter of Chester Cathedral, forming part of development with Nos 19-27 (odd) St Werburgh Street (qv). Stone-dressed brick and timber framing with plaster panels; brown tile roof. 2 storeys; triangular in plan, occupying a corner site. The stone-dressed brick first storey has red sandstone stall-riser and flush quoins at corners. The shopfront has one stone step to a 9-panel door, the 6 upper panels glazed; 3-pane window; 2 stone steps to door of 4 square panels above four long panels, to stair north, has stone lintel dated 1874. Moulded sole-beam to second storey; mullioned and transomed window of 3;3 lights above shopfront; coved eaves to hipped roof below gable pargeted with foliar and floral motif; The north part has 2 small partly leaded windows beneath a hipped roof sweeping down from the ridge over No.19 St Werburgh Street (qv). INTERIOR not inspected. (Improvement Committee Minutes: Chester City Council: 23/4 & 12/11/1873).



Listing NGR: SJ4062166387

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
470385
Legacy System:
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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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