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Number 96 Street

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1896 / 53°11'22"N

Longitude: -2.8968 / 2°53'48"W

OS Eastings: 340175

OS Northings: 366207

OS Grid: SJ401662

Mapcode National: GBR 79.34TL

Mapcode Global: WH88F.G3S4

Plus Code: 9C5V54Q3+R7

Entry Name: Number 96 Street

Listing Date: 28 July 1955

Last Amended: 6 August 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376462

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470463

ID on this website: 101376462

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 John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description



CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SW WATERGATE STREET AND ROW
595-1/3/429 (North side)
28/07/55 No.96 Street
(Formerly Listed as:
WATERGATE STREET
No.96)

GV II

Town house, now office. c1780. Flemish bond brown brick with
grey slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. Painted stone plinth, raised over a
replaced 1-pane cellar window; recessed porch, east, in case
with pilasters of Ionic derivation and pediment has 4 stone
steps to door of one horizontal panel above 4 fielded panels,
and overlight with Victorian stained glass; 2 recessed sashes
to first storey and 3 to each upper storey have glazing bars
removed; painted stone sills and wedge lintels; cornice; 2
west gable chimneys.
The rear has a long irregular 2-storey extension, east; the
west portion of the main block projects slightly with a bowed
face to the rear, a tripartite sash of 5;15;5 panes to the
first storey, a replaced 2-pane sash to each upper storey and,
above the junction with the rear wing, a replaced fixed light
to the upper landing.
INTERIOR: the front room of the first storey has architraves
to door and windows with roses at top corners; door of 5
fielded panels; archway to stairwell. The rear room in main
block has door of 5 fielded panels, a fireplace with short
Doric pilasters, a bowed rear wall and a cornice; the
open-string stair has a curtail step, stick balusters and a
swept handrail with wreath at base; the second storey front
room has panels beneath window and in embrasure; cornice. The
rear room in the main block has a bowed rear wall with
panelled embrasure to sash; doors of 5 fielded panels; the
stair continues to the third storey which has doors of 4
fielded panels.


Listing NGR: SJ4017566207

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