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Latitude: 53.1935 / 53°11'36"N
Longitude: -2.8966 / 2°53'47"W
OS Eastings: 340192
OS Northings: 366647
OS Grid: SJ401666
Mapcode National: GBR 79.2YQ5
Mapcode Global: WH887.GZWN
Plus Code: 9C5V54V3+C9
Entry Name: Northgate Lock Keepers Cottage
Listing Date: 10 January 1972
Last Amended: 23 July 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375735
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469714
ID on this website: 101375735
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 Oswald and St Thomas of Canterbury
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Lock keeper's house
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4066 CANAL STREET
1932-1/6/31 (South side)
10/01/72 Northgate Lock Keepers Cottage
(Formerly Listed as:
CANAL STREET
Lock Keeper's House at Northgate
Locks)
II
Lock keeper's cottage. c1790. Probably by Thomas Telford.
Brown brick with graded grey slate hipped roof.
South elevation to canal has flush sandstone plinth; 4 simple
brick pilasters. The ground floor has 2 replaced 16-pane
sashes with stone sills. The first floor has an unequal
12-pane sash to each side of a blocked sash opening. Timber
fascia beneath boldly projecting eaves with exposed joists;
short ridge with central brick chimney. Hip-roofed brick
porch, probably added, west, with 6-pane fixed light in outer
face and replaced part-glazed door to the north. The west side
has a 16-pane ground floor sash and an unequal 12-pane first
floor sash. The east side has a blocked window opening to each
storey. The rear has a C20 wing towards west and a 16-pane
ground floor window towards east; the first floor has a 9-pane
unequal sash, east, a blocked central sash opening and an
unequal 12-pane sash, west.
INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ4019266647
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