Listed Building: BULL AND STIRRUP HOTEL (1375962)

CHESTER CITY (EM) SJ4066 UPPER NORTHGATE STREET 1932-1/6/282 (East side) 08/05/96 No.8 Bull and Stirrup Hotel GV II Includes: Bull and Stirrup Hotel GEORGE STREET. Hotel. 1889. By WM Boden. Red Ruabon brick, terracotta and stone; Westmorland green slate roof. Free C17 style. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys of 4 bays to Upper Northgate Street, corner turret and 4 bays plus simpler wing over carriage entry, to George Street. Features reflect those on No.3 Northgate Street opposite, Chester IM, by TM Lockwood. Some leaded and stained glass; plinth, moulded stringcourses and pilasters through full height of building, of moulded brick and terracotta. The face to Upper Northgate Street has double part-glazed doors, a 4-light mullioned and transomed window to each side and a cross-window towards corner; round-arched window at canted corner, curved balcony above doorway has round-arched double doors with heavy radial-bar fan; stone, brick and terracotta canted oriel to each side; 2-pane sash towards corner; corner oriel. The second floor has balconies with terracotta balustrades above oriels, paired 2-pane sashes and a tall shaped pediment-gable to entrance bay of stone and terracotta inscribed "BULL AND STIRRUP HOTEL" in gilt, with City and County arms. 3 pediments over other windows; the corner turret has foliar carving to stone panel inscribed "BULL AND STIRRUP HOTEL" in gilt; terracotta cornice; pyramidal copper roof. The face to George Street is simpler. The ground floor has a 4-light mullioned and transomed window, double doors and 2-light overlight in stone frame, two 1-light stone casements and, in E wing, altered carriage entrance. The first floor has four 2-pane sashes with leaded overlights. The second floor has three 2-pane sashes under curved terracotta pediments with ball finials. Each storey above the carriage entrance has two 4-pane sashes; shallow-pitched hipped dormer roofs. INTERIOR retains its floor-plan, but with openings formed between rooms. Panelled bar with tiled frieze over; fireplaces, one with pillared overmantel; dogleg stair with vigorously expressed newels and balusters; upper storeys not inspected. (Chester City Council and Committee: Improvement Committee Minutes: 6.2.1889). Listing NGR: SJ4041766741