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Latitude: 53.1919 / 53°11'30"N
Longitude: -2.8838 / 2°53'1"W
OS Eastings: 341048
OS Northings: 366454
OS Grid: SJ410664
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.2VC4
Mapcode Global: WH88F.N1ZC
Plus Code: 9C5V54R8+QF
Entry Name: 117, Foregate Street
Listing Date: 23 July 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375811
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469790
ID on this website: 101375811
Location: Newtown, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward/Division: Chester City
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Chester
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Chester St John the Baptist
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Commercial building
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4166 FOREGATE STREET
1932-1/6/120 (North side)
No.117
GV II
Shop and accommodation. 1889. By John Douglas. For the first
Duke of Westminster. Converted and attached to adjoining new
offices 1990 by Stananought. Ruabon red brick with stone
dressings and blue brick diapering; red clay tile roof. With
No.113 Foregate Street (qv), expressed as a lodge to Parker's
Buildings Foregate Street (qv).
The front to ground floor refaced 1990; flush sandstone bands
to upper storeys; attached stone shaft to each side of central
windows; the first floor has a 3-light mullioned and transomed
casement with a 1-light transomed casement to each side. The
second floor has a 3-light casement. Shaped front gable with
moulded cornice and finial.
The left side to the forecourt of No.115, Parker's Buildings,
has sandstone quoins, stone-mullioned and transomed windows, 2
projecting shaped gables and 2 chimneys with detached circular
spiral-moulded flues of shaped Ruabon bricks. Near the rear
corner a 9-panel door on strap hinges in case dated 1889. Rear
gable with projecting chimney. The right side is built
against.
INTERIOR not inspected.
(Hubbard E: The Work of John Douglas: London: 1991-: 167, 258,
259).
Listing NGR: SJ4104866454
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