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Latitude: 53.1863 / 53°11'10"N
Longitude: -2.8903 / 2°53'24"W
OS Eastings: 340606
OS Northings: 365835
OS Grid: SJ406658
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.36FL
Mapcode Global: WH88F.K5WN
Plus Code: 9C5V54P5+GV
Entry Name: 12a, Shipgate Street
Listing Date: 10 January 1972
Last Amended: 6 August 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1376403
English Heritage Legacy ID: 470399
Location: Cheshire West and Chester, CH1
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward/Division: Chester City
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
CHESTER CITY (IM)
SJ4065NE SHIPGATE STREET
595-1/6/362 (North West side)
10/01/72 No.12A
(Formerly Listed as:
SHIPGATE STREET
No.12)
GV II
Town house, now partly converted to flats. Probably later C18
altered c1970. Flemish bond brown brick with grey slate roof
hipped at south-west end.
3 storeys, double-fronted; the end faces St Mary's Hill. Flush
2-storey sandstone plinth; 3 replaced steps to door of 4
fielded panels above 2 flush panels in simple repaired
pedimented case; a nearly flush 12-pane sash to each side has
painted stone sills and rusticated wedge lintels; second
storey sillband; 3 sashes similar to first storey; the third
storey has three 9-pane sashes in openings similar to second
storey; a ridge chimney. 8 courses of bevelled flush sandstone
quoins at south corner, with stone corbel carrying square
brick corner above; brick floor-bands to second and third
storeys; a nearly flush 9-pane sash to each storey.
The rear is reordered as the entrance to a court of late C20
flats.
INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ4060565836
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