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1-7, Union Place

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1879 / 53°11'16"N

Longitude: -2.8923 / 2°53'32"W

OS Eastings: 340475

OS Northings: 366018

OS Grid: SJ404660

Mapcode National: GBR 79.35YG

Mapcode Global: WH88F.J4YD

Plus Code: 9C5V54Q5+53

Entry Name: 1-7, Union Place

Listing Date: 6 August 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376417

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470413

ID on this website: 101376417

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

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Description



CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SW UNION PLACE
595-1/3/378 (East side)
Nos.1-7 (Odd)

GV II

4 alley houses, now used by restaurant and office Nos 14 & 16
Grosvenor Street (qv). Probably 1830s. Brown brick in Flemish
bond to front and English garden wall bond to ends; hipped
grey slate roof.
3 storeys, each former house of one bay. Painted sandstone
plinth; one sandstone step to each door; doorcases with simple
pilasters, friezes and cornices; doors of 6 flush panels to
Nos 1,5 & 7, replaced 6-panel door to No.3; recessed sashes
with painted stone sills and, except in third storey, wedge
lintels with cambered soffits, of 16 panes to first and second
storey and, shorter, 12 panes to third storey; cast-iron
rainwater pipes and heads; plain sandstone eaves coping; 2
ridge chimneys. A rare survival of alley housing, converted
without significant external alteration.
INTERIORS: altered.
Nos 1-7 Union Place and Nos 1,3 & 5 Cuppin Street (qv) formed
part of the same development.


Listing NGR: SJ4047566018

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