THE OLD HOUSE

THE OLD HOUSE, 1, WHITE FRIARS

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1376471
Date first listed:: 28-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:: THE OLD HOUSE
Statutory Address:: THE OLD HOUSE, 1, WHITE FRIARS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1376471
Date first listed:: 28-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:: THE OLD HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: THE OLD HOUSE, 1, WHITE FRIARS

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:: THE OLD HOUSE, 1, WHITE FRIARS

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 40524 66093

Details

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE WHITE FRIARS 595-1/4/446 (South side) 28/07/55 No.1 The Old House

GV II

Town house. Probably late medieval with C14 cellar; refurbished 1658 and 1980s. Sandstone, timber framing with plaster panels, brown brick; grey slate roof with 2 front gables, one east gable and one rear gable. EXTERIOR: cellar, 2 storeys and cockloft. The front has squared sandstone plinth, partly rendered. Repaired small framing to the first storey has one intermediate rail; replaced door of 6 fielded panels with inserted leaded overlight; a renewed 3-light leaded casement to each side of door stands proud of wall-face on shaped brackets. The second storey is boldly jettied on 3 shaped brackets, the central bracket a jetty-beam with dentils and strapwork on its west face; the bressumer has strapwork and M:R.I on its face; a row of 14 narrow panels, the eastern 8 pargeted with heraldic devices; 15 carved consoles carry a continuous mullioned and transomed casement of 14 leaded lights; dentils to sill, principal mullions and top rail. The 2 front gables are rendered; that to east retains curlicue pargeting and is dated 1658, that to west has a plain repaired face dated 1987; replaced bargeboards; two C17 drop finials; replaced apex finials. The east side, 6 panels wide, has sole-plate on sandstone plinth, one intermediate rail to the first storey, a cambered second-storey floor-beam, storey-height large panels, a slightly jettied tie-beam and an end-gable with simple queen-post truss. The short rear wing, restored late C20, has a full-width rear gable with a floorband and replaced sashes. INTERIOR: the cellar has sandstone steps with winders, squared sandstone rubble walls, some flat oak joists and a former opening to the street, now blocked. The first storey has a replaced flag floor, wall-framing exposed, 2 cross-beams with chamfers stopped at east end, oak joists and a brick corner fireplace, south-east. The kitchen has 2 chamfered beams and replaced joists. The oak newel stair has top winders and shaped splat balusters to landing. The east bedroom has a Tudor-arched stone fireplace with heraldic carving in relief on the overmantel; the east wall has large framing of heavy timbers; the south wall timbers are of smaller scantling; the framing in the west bedroom includes a jowled corner-post and a windbrace.

Listing NGR: SJ4052466093

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Legacy System number:: 470472
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.