Listed Building: PUBLIC CONVENIENCES AND FORMER LODGE AND SHOP (1375816)

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Grade II
Authority Department for Culture Media and Sport
Volume/Map/Item 1932-1, 6, 121
Date assigned 18 August 1992
Date last amended

Description

CHESTER CITY (EM) SJ4066 FRODSHAM STREET 1932-1/6/121 (West side) 18/08/92 No.15 Public conveniences and former lodge and shop II Lodge, now part of wine bar, and public conveniences. 1904. By John Douglas, then senior partner of Douglas and Minshull. Builder W Browne. For Chester City Council. Sandstone, brick and timber frame; red-brown clay tile roof. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. The shop to Frodsham Street has replaced half-glazed double doors at left corner, under timber-framed tourelle on tall brackets to side of doors; 2-course sandstone plinth; row of small-framed panels; small-pane shop window. The first floor has a 2-light leaded casement to each exposed face of octagonal tourelle, with small-framing below. A 3-light leaded casement under dormer gable to Frodsham Street; bargeboards with carved arrises; hipped roof with tourelle roof expressed as spire with lead cross as finial. The south face with some alterations has shop window next to entrance, braced oak beam over altered entry to men's lavatory; stone-dressed doorway to women's lavatory. Close-studded first floor; 2 windows in altered flat-roofed dormer. INTERIOR has no visible features of special interest. Listing NGR: SJ4073666460

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Sources (1)

  • Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 469795. [Mapped features: #5114 469795; #10417 469795]

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 4073 6645 (19m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

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Record last edited

Jun 21 2012 5:48PM