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4, White Friars

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1887 / 53°11'19"N

Longitude: -2.8917 / 2°53'29"W

OS Eastings: 340517

OS Northings: 366109

OS Grid: SJ405661

Mapcode National: GBR 7B.302V

Mapcode Global: WH88F.K37S

Plus Code: 9C5V54Q5+F8

Entry Name: 4, White Friars

Listing Date: 10 January 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376473

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470474

ID on this website: 101376473

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


CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE WHITE FRIARS 595-1/4/434 (North side) 10/01/72 No.4

GV II

Warehouse, probably formerly a house. Probably c1760 partly remodelled c1860. Brown brick in irregular bond, the first and second storeys, except the east bay, stuccoed; grey slate roof, ridge parallel with street. EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, 5 windows. Plinth with ribbed top. The first storey has, from west to east, a 4-panel door; a pair of now 2-pane recessed horned sashes separated by a fluted square timber pilaster; a door of 3 short panels beneath 4 long panels with mock-arched heads and a blocked overlight in a timber case with fluted pilasters and ornate brackets to a hood with 3 Maltese crosses in its frieze; a pair of 2-pane sashes like those west of the door; a recessed 2-pane horned sash and a rear entry. The stucco to the first and second storeys has reeded arrises to sides, top and panels over openings. The second storey has 4 recessed 4-pane casements in the stucco and a nearly flush 12-pane sash in the brickwork over the rear entry; the third storey has 4 recessed 4-pane casements under brick camber arches; the fourth storey has 4 similar casements plus a nearly flush 12-pane sash over the rear entry; a pair of brick chimneys on the largely hidden back wall. INTERIOR could not be inspected. (Grosvenor Museum Archaeological Exc'n & Survey Reports: Ward SW: The Lesser Medieval Religious Houses: Chester: 1990-: PASSIM; Braun: Map of Chester: 1585-).



Listing NGR: SJ4051766109

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