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Latitude: 53.021 / 53°1'15"N
Longitude: -2.7664 / 2°45'59"W
OS Eastings: 348684
OS Northings: 347352
OS Grid: SJ486473
Mapcode National: GBR 7H.FLJ2
Mapcode Global: WH898.GBWC
Plus Code: 9C5V26CM+9C
Entry Name: Drake's Cottage and Drakes House, with Walls to Front Gardens
Listing Date: 28 August 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1136202
English Heritage Legacy ID: 55611
ID on this website: 101136202
Location: Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, SY14
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Civil Parish: Malpas
Built-Up Area: Malpas
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Malpas St Oswald
Church of England Diocese: Chester
MALPAS C.P. HIGH STREET
SJ 44 NE
(West Side)
2/68 Drake's Cottage and
Drake's House, with
walls to front gardens
GV II
Pair of houses dated 1768 on rainwater heads, altered C19, of Flemish
bond brown brick with graded grey slate roof. Symmetrical front of 2
storeys (plus attics with windows in end gables) and 4 windows in all.
Oak boarded door to Cottage (left), replaced door to House, both in
open gabled porches on shaped brackets and with shaped bargeboards. 2
canted 1-storey hip-roofed bay windows to each house, of 8 panes.
Cross-casements with 6 panes with projecting cills and shaped keystone
wedge lintels to upper storey (c.f. Rectory item 40 and Post Office
item 60). Modillion eaves; coped gables; slightly projecting gable
chimneys and 1 ridge chimney. Right gable chimney and ridge chimney
have caps replaced in blue brick. Large cast lead rainwater head on
each house bears the initials W.E.D. (Drake, the first owner) 1768.
Steps to doors; those to the Cottage have an old, plain wrought iron
railing. Walls of large red sandstone slabs, returning to house
fronts, around small front garden.
Interior: Cellars. Enclosed oak stairs. Drake's Cottage has 6-panel
doors and oak small-frame to left wall to stairwell. Drake's House
has broad-board doors on wrought iron strap hinges; rear extension mid
C20.
Listing NGR: SJ4868447352
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