Description

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066NW KING STREET 595-1/1/227 (North side) 10/01/72 Nos.32 AND 34 (Formerly Listed as: KING STREET (North side) Nos.32-36 (Even))

GV II

Pair of town houses. Early to mid C18 with fronts refurbished c1840. Brown brick in Flemish bond to the front, but with No.34 rendered C20; two roofs, of grey slate to No.32 and red clay tiles to No.34. EXTERIOR: sandstone plinth with moulded cap. The door to No.32 is in the east end, of 6 fielded panels in case with plain pilasters and Doric pediment. Door to No.34 at west end of front has door of 4 fielded panels in case with pilasters and entablature. Recessed sashes have painted stone sills and rusticated wedge lintels with keystones, four 16-pane sashes to each of the first and second storey and 2 pairs of 12-pane sashes to the third storey; cornice. The rear has 2 gables; added flat-roofed 1-storey extension to both houses; other features renewed, each house has a 12-pane flush horned sash to the first and second storeys, an inserted door from the second storey to the flat roof and a pair of 12-pane sashes to the third storey. INTERIORS; No.32 has a brick barrel-vault to the rear part of C18 cellars, with sandstone rubble walling below the springing of the vault; stone steps. Door of 4 fielded panels to first storey front room, stripped of other features; the back room has door of 4 fielded panels and inglenook with re-used or altered oak bressumer on sandstone pad to rear end. Softwood stair with narrow well has open string with shaped brackets, turned newels, 3 plinthed turned balusters per step, swept rail and panelled swept dado with panelled pilasters. The second storey has 2 doors of 6 margined panels in cases with broad moulded architraves. The stair to the third storey is detailed as the lower stair; the third storey has 3 doors of 2 fielded panels. The interior of No.34 could not be inspected.



Listing NGR: SJ4029866591

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