Description

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SW WHITE FRIARS
595-1/3/457 (South side)
28/07/55 No.41
(Formerly Listed as:
WHITEFRIARS
Nos.41 AND 43)

GV II

The east and part of the central bay of a probably symmetrical
town house, now with Nos 37 & 39 (qv) an office; the
redeveloped west bay of the town house forms No.43 (qv).
c1700, altered. Brown brick in irregular English garden wall
bond; grey slate roof, ridge parallel with front.
EXTERIOR: the former central bay projects slightly with partly
painted flush stone quoins at its east corner; both bays have
painted stone plinth and bevelled floor bands, part cut flush,
to second and third storeys. Windows have painted stone sills
and wedge lintels with cambered soffits. The first storey has
a flush 12-pane sash, east, a door of 6 fielded panels in a
case with small cornice and hood, a later tripartite sash of
4;12;4 panes and a door, now blocked, of 2 flush;2 fielded;2
glazed panels with moulded architrave, cornice and small hood.
The second storey has a later tripartite 4;12;4 pane sash,
probably in place of 2 sashes, and in the former central bay 2
flush 12-pane sashes. The third storey has a flush 12-pane
sash and, in the central bay, a flush 12-pane sash and a
replaced 12-pane horned recessed sash; cast-iron rainwater
pipe and head; plain stone coping to parapet. Ridge chimney,
east.
INTERIOR: the cellar, probably of medieval origin, is lined;
sandstone winder stair; door of 6 fielded panels. The first
storey east front room has 2 doors of 6 fielded panels and a
chamfered oak beam; the west front room has a chamfered oak
beam and a corner breast; a blocked corner breast in back east
room. The stair is replaced. The second storey east front room
has door of 6 fielded panels, panelled case to tripartite sash
and an eared architrave to blocked fireplace; the west front
room has door of 6 fielded panels, 2 panelled embrasures, a
blocked fireplace with eared architrave and overmantel with
three looking-glass panels, 2 probably replaced longitudinal
beams and cornices. The third storey has doors of 6 fielded
panels, a mid C19 wooden fireplace in the west front room and
an eared architrave to blocked fireplace in the east front
room.

Listing NGR: SJ4041266062

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26657042

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