Description

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4066 VICARS LANE
1932-1/6/286 (North side)
28/07/55 St John's Church Hall
(Formerly Listed as:
VICAR'S LANE
No.3
St John's Rectory)

GV II

Church hall adjoining former Rectory No.3 Vicars Lane (qv).
1881. By TM Lockwood. Hard red brick front, brown brick sides
and rear, brown tile roof.
One storey, one bay. Plinth; pedimented centrepiece has 2 tall
windows of 6 small panes above 4 large panes, with brick and
terracotta part-fluted pilasters between and to each side;
moulded clay pediment with floral and foliar decoration, dated
1881. Door of 4 fielded panels with 3 panes above in porch on
right side with two stone steps and gable with terracotta
pediment; behind the porch the side-wall and rear are simply
detailed, with 3 pairs of windows as those to the front and,
on the rear gable, a small brick chimney. The rear projects
behind the former Rectory, with 3 steps to a 5-panel priest's
door.
INTERIOR has no visible features of special interest.
(Parish records of St John Baptist, Chester: 1881-: 51/14/1).

Listing NGR: SJ4095266253

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26656667

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Recommended Books

• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)