Description

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4166 BOUGHTON
1932-1/6/14 (North side)
28/07/55 Nos.125 AND 127
Richmond Place

GV II

Pair of town houses, later offices. Early C19 altered
internally. Flemish bond brown brick; stucco; grey slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 4 windows. Ionic stone verandah has a
pair of columns between each window-bay and one column to each
side of the narrower entrance-bay at each end, all on a 3-step
stylobate; replaced railings, simplified. Stucco ground floor
with pilasters to entrance bays; door to right of 6 fielded
panels, to left altered to a 2 fielded panels, 2 glazed panels
and simple overlight; 4 recessed 12-pane sashes. Entablature
to verandah has frieze, cornice and parapet of stone with
panels of 11;12;12;11 vase balusters; 4 full-height 15-pane
sashes with cornices beneath brick tympani of round-ended
sills and slightly cambered gauged brick heads; stone cornice
with vase finials; a central ridge chimney. Added bay, left,
with no features of special note.
The rear has an altered rear wing of 2 low storeys with some
horizontally-sliding sashes, painted stone sills. Rear of main
block displays 2 recessed 16-pane ground-floor sashes, two
12-pane first floor sashes and four of 9 panes to second floor
with painted stone sills and gauged brick heads; a lead
rainwater pipe and head.
INTERIOR altered post 1972. Original open-string dogleg stair
with shaped brackets, turned newel, moulded cast-iron
balusters and swept rail. Panelled embrasures; door
architraves; a few C19 doors including shaped pair in
Tudor-arched opening between main block and left wing; one or
two early C19 fireplace surrounds; some plaster cornices;
moulded plaster ceiling to a first-floor front room.

Listing NGR: SJ4175166493

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26656454

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