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Numbers 88 and 90 Street

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1897 / 53°11'22"N

Longitude: -2.8961 / 2°53'45"W

OS Eastings: 340223

OS Northings: 366216

OS Grid: SJ402662

Mapcode National: GBR 79.350B

Mapcode Global: WH88F.H342

Plus Code: 9C5V54Q3+VH

Entry Name: Numbers 88 and 90 Street

Listing Date: 10 January 1972

Last Amended: 6 August 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376458

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470459

ID on this website: 101376458

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 John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description



CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SW WATERGATE STREET AND ROW
595-1/3/426 (North side)
10/01/72 Nos.88 & 90 Street
(Formerly Listed as:
WATERGATE STREET
No.88)
(Formerly Listed as:
WATERGATE STREET
No.90)

GV II

2 town houses, built together, now offices. Probably late C18,
altered and converted later C20. Flemish bond brown brick;
grey slate roof.
3 storeys plus added dormers to loft. Each former house has a
small opening to a cellar, in the painted stone plinth. No.88
has 2 steps to a door, east, of 4 fielded panels with a plain
overlight in a recessed porch which has a restored or rebuilt
case with a simple pediment on console brackets. Each house
had 2 recessed sashes to each storey, with painted stone sills
and wedge lintels; the sashes to the first and second storeys
are of 12 panes, those to the third storey 6 panes; the
doorway to No.90 is replaced by a facsimile sash; the sash
boxes are displayed in No.90. The cornice and roof carries
through; 2 reverse-pitch slate-cheeked dormers are inserted in
the roof of each house; ridge chimneys. The rear wall is
rebuilt, with sills and cambered heads of brick to three
12-pane recessed sashes to the first and second storeys and of
6 panes to the third storey.
INTERIOR: rebuilt in keeping but without retention of original
features.
Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SJ4022366216

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