Curtain Wall To South Of Inner Bailey is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1967. Fortification.

Curtain Wall To South Of Inner Bailey

WRENN ID
ragged-buttress-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1967
Type
Fortification
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SJ 4065 NW 4/612 1.6.67

CHESTER CASTLE INNER BAILEY

Curtain wall to south of Inner Bailey (formerly listed as Curtain wall, earlier remains including Sallyport and Halfmoon Tower)

II

GV

Curtain wall. Dated 1786 on datestone. Bunter sandstone ashlar. South facing central wall with lateral walls facing south-south-west and south-south-east. South front: battered walls with raised rusticated quoins to corners and large-scale roll moulding below battlemented parapet which has a moulded offset coping. The datestone is at the centre of the south-south-western wall. Rear: raised walkway with stone-flagged and tarmacadam surface on brick walling. Western and south-western curtain wall adjoins to left (q.v.) and eastern wall at right (q.v.).

Source: Frank Simpson - "Chester Castle AD 907-1925". Journal of the Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Society, Chester and North Wales. New Series, Vol. XXVI, Part II.

Listing NGR: SJ 40454 65699

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