Bull And Stirrup Hotel

The Bull and Stirrup Hotel, located on Upper Northgate Street and George Street in Chester, was constructed in 1889 by WM Boden. It is built of red Ruabon brick, terracotta, and stone, with a Westmorland green slate roof. The design incorporates elements of the 17th-century style and reflects features seen in No.3 Northgate Street, Chester, by TM Lockwood.

The building presents three storeys with four bays to Upper Northgate Street, a corner turret, and a simpler wing to George Street. The Upper Northgate Street facade has double part-glazed doors, 4-light mullioned and transomed windows, and a cross-window. A round-arched window is positioned at the canted corner, above which a curved balcony features double doors with a heavy radial-bar fan. Each side of the corner has a stone, brick, and terracotta canted oriel, with 2-pane sash windows. Balconies with terracotta balustrades are situated above the oriels on the second floor. A tall, shaped pediment-gable above the entrance bay, constructed of stone and terracotta, is inscribed "BULL AND STIRRUP HOTEL" in gilt, incorporating City and County arms. Three additional pediments adorn the windows. The corner turret exhibits foliar carving to a stone panel inscribed "BULL AND STIRRUP HOTEL" in gilt, a terracotta cornice, and a pyramidal copper roof. The George Street facade is simpler, with a ground-floor 4-light mullioned and transomed window, double doors, a 2-light overlight within a stone frame, two 1-light stone casements, and an altered carriage entrance in the East wing. The first floor has four 2-pane sashes with leaded overlights; the second floor has three 2-pane sashes beneath curved terracotta pediments with ball finials. The storeys above the carriage entrance have two 4-pane sashes, and there are shallow-pitched hipped dormer roofs.

The interior retains the original floor plan, although openings have been created between rooms. Features include a panelled bar with a tiled frieze, fireplaces (one featuring a pillared overmantel), a dogleg staircase with elaborately carved newels and balusters, and, though not inspected, upper storeys.