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75, Foregate Street

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1915 / 53°11'29"N

Longitude: -2.8856 / 2°53'7"W

OS Eastings: 340929

OS Northings: 366416

OS Grid: SJ409664

Mapcode National: GBR 7B.2TVR

Mapcode Global: WH88F.N14M

Plus Code: 9C5V54R7+JQ

Entry Name: 75, Foregate Street

Listing Date: 10 January 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375803

English Heritage Legacy ID: 469782

ID on this website: 101375803

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 (EM)

SJ4066 FOREGATE STREET
1932-1/6/115 (North side)
10/01/72 No.75

GV II

Small town house, now shop and vacant accommodation. C17
heavily restored late C19. Timber frame with plaster panels,
brick to rear; red clay tile roof.
2 storeys; 2 bays. Arcade to street has C20 end pier left; 2
square posts on sandstone bases; replaced exposed joists over
arcade; dragon beam left. C20 shop front; C17 beams and joists
over rear entry, left. Ornate brackets and bressumer to first
floor jetty; small framing with herringbone struts to all
panels. 5-light leaded casement with moulded mullions and
Ionic side-pilasters. Jettied gable on 2 consoles has 4 panels
decorated with fleurs-de-lys; curved braces; herringbone
braces to apex; wrought-iron sign bracket; bargeboards and
finial. The right side has herringbone braced small framing
and a 2-light leaded casement. The rear is of probably C18
brick; a small-pane 3-light casement, inside face blocked; a
rebuilt brick chimney. The projecting rear wing left of entry,
of C18 brickwork has altered fenestration and rebuilt gable
end.
INTERIOR: little is visible; a Georgian door and a blocked
corner fireplace upstairs.


Listing NGR: SJ4092966416

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