Building record 11092 - Ebury House, St Mary's Cottage

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Summary

Ebury House consists of a pair of former estate cottages built in 1887 by John Douglas at the expense of the first Duke of Westminster. They are of orange brick with stone dressings and blue diapering and a Westmorland green slate roof. The main entrance consists of two boarded doors in simple sandstone case at centre; lintel to No.65 inscribed "W", No.67 "18 : AD : 99". All windows are leaded; a lozenge-shaped chimney to each cottage behind ridge. The roof steps up from left to right with slope of street, the party wall brought up to a coped parapet; coped gable to each end.

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Full Description

Ebury House consists of a pair of former estate cottages built in 1887 by John Douglas at the expense of the first Duke of Westminster. They are of orange brick with stone dressings and blue diapering and a Westmorland green slate roof. The main entrance consists of two boarded doors in simple sandstone case at centre; lintel to No.65 inscribed "W", No.67 "18 : AD : 99". All windows are leaded; a lozenge-shaped chimney to each cottage behind ridge. The roof steps up from left to right with slope of street, the party wall brought up to a coped parapet; coped gable to each end. The rear is simply expressed (1)


<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 469825 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

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  • <1> Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 469825.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 4076 6545 (19m by 21m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CHESTER ST MARY ON THE HILL, CHESTER ST MARY ON THE HILL, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Feb 8 2024 5:54PM