Description

MACCLESFIELD

SJ9173NE CHESTERGATE
886-1/10/49 (North side)
24/10/89 No.41

GV II

Dwelling, now shop with retail and storage accommodation
above. Dated 1691 with C19 and C20 alterations. Coursed rubble
to rear, render over brick to front. Welsh slate roof.
3 storeys, 2-window front range with rear wing, the plan
comprising 3 units overall to all floors, the centre unit
containing stairs. Front elevation remodelled and with
inserted shop front and upper windows, with passage entry to
left. To the rear, the original building appears to stop short
of the passageway, where there is a straight joint in the
stone wall. 2 inserted windows above the passage. Small window
lighting stair with oculus dated 1691 above in main range.
Gabled wing with C19 windows on each floor with
segmentally-arched brick heads and brick jambs.
INTERIOR: all internal framing survives intact except to shop
on ground floor, all pegged with carpenters' marks. Stair with
twisted balusters on rising string, moulded rail and ball
finials to newels. Ceiling beams with shallow chamfer. King
post roof with curved principals and large purlins.

Listing NGR: SJ9159473781

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513107

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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