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Latitude: 53.1831 / 53°10'59"N
Longitude: -2.8884 / 2°53'18"W
OS Eastings: 340728
OS Northings: 365476
OS Grid: SJ407654
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.3DWX
Mapcode Global: WH88F.L8S4
Plus Code: 9C5V54M6+6J
Entry Name: Sextons Cottage to St Marys Church
Listing Date: 10 January 1972
Last Amended: 23 July 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375847
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469826
ID on this website: 101375847
Location: Handbridge, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH4
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward/Division: Handbridge Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Chester
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Chester St Mary without the Walls
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Cottage
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4065 HANDBRIDGE
1932-1/8/167 (West side)
10/01/72 No.72
Sexton's cottage to St Mary's Church
(Formerly Listed as:
HANDBRIDGE
No.72)
GV II
Cottage. 1887. By John Douglas at expense of the first Duke of
Westminster. Stone-dressed blue-diapered Ruabon red brick; red
clay tile roof.
2 storeys of one bay; ground floor has hip-roofed porch facing
churchyard, left. The cottage has gable-end to road; 2
corbelled basket-arches support the first storey above a
slightly bayed window of 3 ogee-headed leaded lights. First
floor stone band; diapering; 2 mullioned 2-light leaded
casements in ornate sandstone surround; band above lintels;
stepped and shaped gable with diapering, leaded light to
cockloft, stone copings and ball finial; chimney on ridge with
separate spiral-moulded brick flues, 3 to front, one to rear.
A simpler stone-capped rear gable.
The porch has a small leaded light to front, door of 5 tall
narrow panels on blacksmith's hinges in ornate sandstone case
dated 1887; wrought-iron gate to cottage and churchyard.
INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ4072865476
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