Building record 11170 - Suburban villas at No 13-29 Hamilton Street, Bishopsfield

No 13-29 Hamilton Street consists of a series of suburban villas comprising three semi-detached properties and a row of three villas built in the mid 19th century. They are relatively well preserved and were added to the English Heritage Listed Buildings register in 1998. (5)

No 13-17 Hamilton Street consists of a row of three villas, built using Flemish bond brown brick with pale headers and a hipped grey slate roof. The building is two storeys high and double fronted, the first property faces the adjacent church building while No 15 and 17 front onto Hamilton Street itself. (5)

No.’s 19-21, 23-25 and 27-29 Hamilton Street consists of three pairs of villas, built using Flemish bond brown brick with a hipped grey slate roof. The building are two storeys high. (5)

The original design for Hamilton Street by C Rampling of Liverpool in 1847 comprised a series of detached and semi-detached villas set in substantial plots, however, the street as built reflected an increase in density and for the most part of more simplistic design. These properties, however, retained Rampling’s original style. (5)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<5> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 469819; 469820; 469821; 469822 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.