46, 46a and 46b, Lower Bridge Street

This is an early 19th-century town house, now used as a shop and recording studio, situated on Lower Bridge Street in Chester. The front is of brown brick in Flemish bond, with a grey slate roof running perpendicular to the street. The building is three storeys high. A flight of thirteen repaired steps leads to a recessed, round-arched porch on the north side. A shopfront dating to the mid-19th century has been inserted at ground level; it features simple panelled pilasters and a pair of four-light shop windows above a plain overlight. The upper floors have nearly flush sash windows with painted stone sills and wedge lintels. The second-floor window has been reduced to four panes, while the two windows on the third floor have sixteen panes each. A simple stone cornice runs along the top of the building, and a lateral brick chimney is visible on the south side. The interior's first floor, previously an undercroft, was inaccessible. A staircase leading to the third floor has chamfered tapered newels, stick balusters, and a swept rail. A five-panel door and panelled embrasures are located on the third floor.