Building record 1899/0/10 - G. Gunnery and Son's Shop, Tarvin

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Summary

An early nineteenth century shop with an attached mid to late nineteenth century warehouse. The shop and warehouse have very complete interiors of the period.

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Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 491631 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Shop and warehouse: early nineteenth century with mid-late nineteenth century shopfront, warehouse and interior. Flemish bond orange brick with yellow headers. Welsh slate roof and two brick chimneys. Two-storey, three-bay front. Wide shopfront contains plate glass windows flanking recessed glazed entrance at the centre. The shopfront is framed and divided by pilasters and columns with simple strapwork details. Long lintel has a line of guttae and the shop name "G Gunnery and Co." in late nineteenth century letters. Upper storey has three twelve-pane sashes with flat wedged stone heads and stone sills. Attached to rear is a three-storey warehouse with loading bays and windows with glazing bars and two hoists under projecting gabled caps. Interior: shop and warehouse has an intact interior of a mid-late nineteenth century grocers and Italian warehouseman. Shop has a long pine and marble-topped counters, banks of shelving with twisted balusters supports, and glazed cupboards with some tracery. Behind is the general office with fitted sloped desk and other furniture. Warehouse has wooden beams on iron columns, narrow wooden staircases, a wooden and iron winch wheel. One room has shutes for packing goods. The shop and warehouse is listed for its very complete interior.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 491631. [Mapped features: #54244 491631; #54245 491631]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 491 670 (14m by 21m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NE
Civil Parish TARVIN, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County TARVIN, TARVIN, CHESHIRE

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