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51 Watergate Street and 59 Watergate Row South

A Grade II Listed Building in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1898 / 53°11'23"N

Longitude: -2.8937 / 2°53'37"W

OS Eastings: 340384

OS Northings: 366231

OS Grid: SJ403662

Mapcode National: GBR 79.35LX

Mapcode Global: WH88F.J28Y

Plus Code: 9C5V54Q4+WG

Entry Name: 51 Watergate Street and 59 Watergate Row South

Listing Date: 28 July 1955

Last Amended: 6 August 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376444

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470445

ID on this website: 101376444

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

Church of England Parish: Chester, St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/09/2014


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CHESTER CITY (IM),
WATERGATE STREET AND ROW (South side),
No. 51 Street and No. 59 Row

(Formerly listed as No. 53 Street and No.59 Row, WATERGATE STREET AND ROW (South side))

(Formerly Listed as: WATERGATE STREET, No.53 Street & No.59 Row)

28/07/55

GV II

Shops and town house now office and possibly flat. Rebuilt
early to mid C18. Sandstone, partly rendered, to street and
Row, Flemish bond brown brick above.
4 storeys, with gable to front. Modern shopfront and entrance
to street. Central Tuscan column to Row, with rail on turned
balusters of painted wood; late Georgian shopfront has 4-pane
window on base with 2 broad panels; pilasters, frieze and
cornice. Small camber-arched opening in right pier to Row.
Each upper storey has 2 flush 12-pane sashes under gauged
brick arches; those to third storey have projecting keystones
formed of 3 large shaped bricks. The brickwork above fourth
storey windows is rebuilt. A modern brick extension hides the
rear.
At time of survey (June 1989) No.59 Row was unoccupied and
access could not be gained to the upper storeys.

Listing NGR: SJ4038466231

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