Listed Building: 1 AND 3, CASTLE STREET (1376111)

CHESTER CITY (IM) SJ4065NE CASTLE STREET 595-1/6/93 (South side) 10/01/72 Nos.1 AND 3 GV II One or possibly 2 town houses, now shop, office and accommodation. Mid C18, altered. Flemish bond brown brick with grey slate roof, ridge parallel with front, hipped to Lower Bridge Street, east. EXTERIOR: basement and 3 storeys. Late C20 brick and timber shopfront has small-pane window, recessed door and side lights; inserted 6-pane fixed light; door; applied fascia board. The second storey has a 3-course floorband and 5 almost flush 12-pane sashes in 1; 2; 2 rhythm with painted stone sills and cambered gauged-brick heads. The third storey has 3-course floorband and 5 sashes similar to those of the second storey but a little smaller. Rusticated painted stone quoins to east corner; brick parapet with moulded cornice; a cast-iron rainwater pipe and head. The east face to Lower Bridge Street has 8 steps down, parallel with front, to former undercroft with lantern arch and replaced rail; modern shopfront. The first, second and third storey each has 2 nearly-flush 12-pane sashes, those to the third storey a little smaller but of similar proportion; rendered floorbands; sills, heads, parapet and cornice as to Castle Street; rusticated quoins. INTERIOR: the undercroft has a brick barrel vault of C18 type. No.3 has closed string stair with turned balusters from second to third storey. Listing NGR: SJ4059765935