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Number 19 and 21 Street Number 29 Row

A Grade II Listed Building in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1907 / 53°11'26"N

Longitude: -2.8904 / 2°53'25"W

OS Eastings: 340601

OS Northings: 366329

OS Grid: SJ406663

Mapcode National: GBR 7B.2SHF

Mapcode Global: WH88F.K2T7

Plus Code: 9C5V54R5+7R

Entry Name: Number 19 and 21 Street Number 29 Row

Listing Date: 10 January 1972

Last Amended: 6 August 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376219

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470213

ID on this website: 101376219

Location: Chester, 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 Peter

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description



CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE EASTGATE STREET AND ROW
595-1/4/156 (North side)
10/01/72 Nos.19 & 21 Street and No.29 Row
(Formerly Listed as:
EASTGATE STREET
Nos.19 & 21 Street & No.29 Row)

GV II

2 undercrofts and broad-fronted town house, now 2 shops at
street level, one shop at Row level and office reached from
Godstall Lane. All visible elements rebuilt early C19, altered
C20. Brown brick in Flemish bond to front; roof concealed.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys; 5 windows each to third and fourth
storeys. Modern street level shopfronts of no interest. The
Row front has early C20 cast-iron railings, rendered end-piers
and 2 Tuscan columns near centre; broad softwood boards to
stallboard 2.2m front to rear; granolithic surface to Row
walk. Shopfront to Row has a raised margined 6-panel door,
that to west with 3 timber steps, that to east 2 stone steps,
in timber cases with panelled pilasters and correct friezes
and cornices, flanking a shop window of five 20-pane lights
with incised pilasters between. Painted Row-top bressumer with
cornice. Third storey floorband of painted stone; recessed
sashes with glazing bars altered or removed; the central sash
has surround with architraves and entablature, the 2 sashes to
each side have wedge lintels. The fourth storey has 5 recessed
12-pane sashes, the central one in surround with architrave
and cornice, those to each side with painted stone sills and
wedge lintels. Full cornice of painted stone, plus parapet
course; a central ridge chimney.
An elaborate wrought-iron bracket on east Row pier. The office
has a 6-panel door to Godstall Lane.
INTERIORS: the street and Row storeys have all surfaces
covered. The stair from Godstall Lane to the third and fourth
storeys is open-string open-well with shaped brackets,
cast-iron balusters, straight moulded and ornate
figures-of-eight alternating, a swept rail with wreath on ring
of balusters on curtail step. The stair well has original
cornices and an arched niche on each landing. Skirtings, doors
of 6 margined panels, architraves, some cast-iron fireplaces
and some probably original cornices. A relatively unaltered
late Georgian interior.
(Chester Rows Research Project: Harris R: Eastgate Street
North: 1989-1990).

Listing NGR: SJ4060166329

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