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Latitude: 53.1875 / 53°11'14"N
Longitude: -2.8836 / 2°53'0"W
OS Eastings: 341056
OS Northings: 365961
OS Grid: SJ410659
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.3813
Mapcode Global: WH88F.P42R
Plus Code: 9C5V54P8+XH
Entry Name: Trafford House
Listing Date: 10 January 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375979
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469960
ID on this website: 101375979
Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH4
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward/Division: Handbridge Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Chester
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Chester St Mary without the Walls
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: House
SJ4165
1932-1/8/289
10/01/72
CHESTER CITY (EM)
VICTORIA CRESCENT
(North side)
Nos.1 AND 3
Trafford House
II
GV
Pair of Italianate villas. c1850. Rendered stone-dressed brick
with hipped grey slate roofs. Converted to flats, with some
alterations, mid C20.
EXTERIOR: basement facing Dee, north, 2 storeys and attic; 4
bays plus added short bay, right. Plinth; openings
round-arched to ground floor, rectangular to first floor, in
Classical cases. Porches inset in corners have incised
parallel-sided pilasters with key-pattern at their heads; the
side-arch to No.3, right, is masked by later wing. 2
tripartite sashes, now of 2 panes, with pilasters. First-floor
band, lower arris moulded; four 8-pane cross-casements to
first floor; frieze and broad corniced boxed eaves on exposed
joists. 4 gabled roof-dormers, those to No.1 with oval
casements and Classical surrounds, those to No.3 replaced,
rectangular. A longitudinal central chimney of 10 flues with
old pots; a rear central chimney and a right lateral chimney.
The garden-face to the Dee has a 2-bay central portion between
end-bays with pediment gables. The end-bays have 2-storey
canted bay windows to basement and ground floor, a 3-pane
casement to each face below and a tall sash to each face
above; the central portion has 2 triple casements to the
basement, 2 triple tall windows giving onto a balcony with
simple iron railing; the first floor has four 8-pane
cross-casements. The attic has round-arched gable windows and
2 roof dormers.
INTERIOR not inspected.
This item and other houses in Lower Park Road, Queen's Park
Road, St John's Road and Victoria Pathway form part of the
Queen's Park suburb planned by James Harrison 1851, with
villas probably designed by him.
Listing NGR: SJ 41056 65961
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