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Latitude: 53.1925 / 53°11'33"N
Longitude: -2.8909 / 2°53'27"W
OS Eastings: 340575
OS Northings: 366530
OS Grid: SJ405665
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.2SBX
Mapcode Global: WH88F.K0MW
Plus Code: 9C5V54V5+2M
Entry Name: 4-10, Abbey Street
Listing Date: 10 January 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1376038
English Heritage Legacy ID: 470024
ID on this website: 101376038
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
Tagged with: Building Row of houses
CHESTER CITY (IM)
SJ4066NE ABBEY STREET
595-1/2/22 (South side)
10/01/72 Nos.4-10 (Even)
GV II
Row of 4 small town houses. 1826-8. For Mr Thomas of King
Street, Chester as sub-lessor of the prebendal land of Rev.
James Thomas Law. Flemish bond brown brick with grey slate
roof.
EXTERIOR: cellars and 3 storeys. Painted sandstone plinth;
stone steps to doors of 6 margined panels with overlights
glazed in pattern of convex lozenges on saltires in timber
cases with fluted pilasters, plain friezes and cornice hoods;
painted stone sills and wedge lintels; sashes are recessed,
one of 16 panes to first storey of each house, sillband to
second storey which has 2 sashes to each house; two 9-pane
sashes to third storey of each house; painted stone cornice; 2
west gable chimneys, 3 chimneys before the ridge and 3 behind
it. Miscellaneous fenestration on west gable-end. Single
storey monopitch-roofed rear outshuts; 12-pane flush sashes to
second storey and 9-pane flush sashes to the third storey,
that to No.10 having glazing bars removed from lower leaf. A
late C19 second storey window proud of wall, on brick
corbelling, in east gable end.
INTERIOR not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Prebendary JT Law, resident at Nos 1 and 2
Abbey Square (qv), engineered this development on land
previously occupied by his stables, to the displeasure of Dean
and majority of Chapter.
(Burne RVH: Chester Cathedral: London: 1958-).
Listing NGR: SJ4056866527
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