Building record 11220 - Children's Home, Wrexham Road

A children’s home was built on the Wrexham Road in the early part of the 20th century, it was first recorded on the Ordnance Survey third edition (c.1910-1915) built by the Chester Union workhouse. The building has since been converted into two semi-detached private dwellings. (1)

The children's home was built in the Edwardian style in red brick with a red tile roof. The facade is almost symmetrical; the southern half comprising two high rounded parapets with blue brick diapering at roof level above a two and a half bay facade with five Georgian style windows at first floor level, at ground floor level there are two Georgian windows and a bay window. It is separated from the northern half by a half bay width with a Georgian style round headed window at first floor level and a smaller window at ground floor level. The northern half comprises two high rounded parapets with blue brick diapering at roof level above a two and a half bay facade with six Georgian style windows at first floor level and five at ground floor level.

<1> Higginbotham, P., 2012, The Workhouse, http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Chester/ (Web Site). SCH6930.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.