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Latitude: 53.394 / 53°23'38"N
Longitude: -3.0124 / 3°0'44"W
OS Eastings: 332770
OS Northings: 389046
OS Grid: SJ327890
Mapcode National: GBR 7YD6.M2
Mapcode Global: WH876.PYPH
Plus Code: 9C5R9XVQ+H2
Entry Name: The River View
Listing Date: 28 March 1974
Last Amended: 10 August 1992
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1201600
English Heritage Legacy ID: 389147
ID on this website: 101201600
Location: Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41
County: Wirral
Electoral Ward/Division: Birkenhead and Tranmere
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Birkenhead
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Birkenhead Christ the King
Church of England Diocese: Chester
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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/11/2014
SJ3289
789-1/9/44
BIRKENHEAD
CHESTER STREET (North West side)
No.16
The River View
(Formerly listed as Queen's Arms Public House)
28/03/74
GV
II
Includes: Nos.3, 5 AND 7 BRIDGE STREET.
Public House and row of 3 houses. c1840. Stucco over brick with Welsh slate and concrete tiled roofs. 3 storeys, 7-window range to Bridge Street, 4-window range to Chester Street, with curved corner between the two elevations. Queens Head is stressed with full-height pilasters over rusticated stucco to ground floor. Recessed 4-panelled door with overlight in angle. Inserted window to right. Elevation to Chester Street has doorway flanked by canted bay window and 3-light pub window to right and 4-pane sash window to left. Further doorway at left-hand end. Spear head cast-iron railings to basement area of Public House only. Bridge Street elevation has paired doors with overlights in paired simply moulded architrave with paired shafts. Inserted canted bay window, and doorway in architrave with paired shafts to right. Upper windows are 12-pane sashes, alternate windows having moulded architraves with pediments, one a tripartite sash. 6-pane sashes to attic, some now missing. Moulded cornice and parapet. Axial stacks. These buildings formed part of a longer terrace now partly demolished.
Listing NGR: SJ3383984151
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