Description

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE ST WERBURGH STREET
595-1/4/350 (South side)
10/01/72 Nos.29 AND 31

GV II

2 shops. 1895-6. By John Douglas. For Mr Chapman and Mr
Densem. Brick-nogged timber framing, brown brick,
tile-hanging; brown tile roof.
EXTERIOR: No.29 is 3-storey, No.31 2-storey. Modern shopfronts
of no interest. The small-framed second storey has a 2;3;2
light casement with 2 transoms and a casement of five 1-pane
lights to No.29 and a 2;3;2 light casement with 2 transoms to
No.31. The third storey of No.29 has an oriel with coved apron
and lean-to roof in a gable of banded tile-hanging; the main
roof sweeps down to eaves above the central second storey
casement; timber framing with quadrant and curved braces above
the west window to No.31.
The east face to Godstall Lane has a corbelled shaped stack,
now truncated at eaves; one casement per storey, of three
3-pane lights under moulded segmental arch to the first
storey, similar but of 5 lights to the second storey and of 3
lights with moulded brick mullions to the third storey, under
a gable with fishscale tile hanging; replaced door in yellow
sandstone case. The west side has timber-framed upper storey
with a small partly leaded light adjoining the corner post and
a 5-light mullioned 2-transomed casement under a cove-jettied
fishscale tile-hung gable.
This item was designed to group with, but simpler than, Nos
15-27 (odd) St Werburgh Street (qv).
INTERIOR: surfaces in the shops are covered. Upper storeys not
inspected.
(Improvement Committee Minutes: Chester City Council:
15/12/1895).

Listing NGR: SJ4058166377

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Werburgh Chambers, Chester at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7595633

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