Building record 11171 - Suburban villas at No 41-43 Hamilton Street, Bishopsfield

No 41-43 Hamilton Street consists of a pair of suburban houses built in the mid 19th century. They are of Flemish bond brown brick with stone dressings and hipped grey slate roof. The building is two storeys and double fronted. Each house has a projecting 2-storey central porch of yellow sandstone with a simple round-arched projecting door case. (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. This property, 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, 469823 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.