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Latitude: 53.1884 / 53°11'18"N
Longitude: -2.8949 / 2°53'41"W
OS Eastings: 340302
OS Northings: 366071
OS Grid: SJ403660
Mapcode National: GBR 79.35BN
Mapcode Global: WH88F.H4Q1
Plus Code: 9C5V54Q4+83
Entry Name: 1 AND 1A, GREY FRIARS (See details for further address information)
Listing Date: 10 January 1972
Last Amended: 6 August 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1376252
English Heritage Legacy ID: 470246
ID on this website: 101376252
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
Tagged with: Building
CHESTER CITY (IM)
SJ4066SW GREY FRIARS
595-1/3/191 (South side)
10/01/72 Nos.1 AND 1A
(Formerly Listed as:
NICHOLAS STREET
No.28A)
GV II
Includes: No.28A NICHOLAS STREET.
3 town houses, then Territorial Army centre, now offices.
Probably early C19, altered internally. Stucco; grey slate
roof to Nos 1 Grey Friars and 28A Nicholas Street; flat roof
to No.1A Grey Friars.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys to Nicholas Street, 2 storeys to Grey
Friars. The first storey to Nicholas Street has, north to
south, a tripartite 4; 12; 4-pane sash, 2 recessed 12-pane
sashes, a door of 6 fielded panels and a tripartite 4; 12; 4
pane sash; second storey sillband and sashes of the same types
and sequence as to the first storey; the third storey has 3
recessed 6-pane sashes; painted stone sills and heads painted
as if wedge lintels; cornice. The face to Grey Friars of No.1
has a door of 4 fielded panels above 2 flush panels in a
doorcase with architrave, pilasters, frieze and cornice; a
recessed 12-pane sash to each side; sillband and three
recessed 12-pane sashes to second storey; gable with flush
ridge chimney. The rear has 3 recessed 12-pane sashes to each
storey, band and parapet gable.
No.1A Grey Friars is recessed; some features are probably
replaced, but facsimile with those of No.1 Grey Friars: 4
recessed 12-pane sashes and a door of 6 fielded panels to the
lower storey; 3 recessed 12-pane sashes, plus a small 4-pane
sash in each wing, to the upper storey; sillband, band to base
of parapet and coping.
The west end is plain and the south face modernised.
INTERIOR: No.1 Grey Friars has cellars, part with brick barrel
vault, wine bins and stone steps; cellar walls of rubble
sandstone and brick. Apart from the cellars, the interiors are
altered.
Included for group value.
Listing NGR: SJ4030266071
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