3, 5 and 7, White Friars is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

3, 5 and 7, White Friars

WRENN ID
sacred-moulding-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1972
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
SJ 405 660
Coordinates
53.18859, -2.89175
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 3, 5, and 7 White Friars are a row of three cottages, likely built around 1800 and significantly restored. The buildings feature some sandstone, brown brick in English garden wall bond, and a grey slate roof that runs parallel to the street. They are two storeys high, with one window per cottage on the first storey, and two windows for No. 3 and one window each for Nos. 5 and 7 on the second storey.

The cottages have a sandstone-faced plinth and a central passage under a slightly cambered gauged brick head between Nos. 3 and 5. Access to No. 3 is via one step, while Nos. 5 and 7 have two steps. Each cottage has six-panel doors, with the bottom panels flush, the central panels fielded, and the top panels featuring raised crosses. The replaced doorcases include panelled pilasters, ribbed top rails beneath three-pane overlights, and plain friezes and cornices. All windows are replaced nearly flush 12-pane sashes with painted stone sills and wedge lintels. There is a cast-iron downspout at the centre, a stone eaves cornice, and two ridge chimneys. The rear of the cottages has been heavily restored and largely extended in the late 20th century.

The interior has not been inspected, but the exterior suggests the possibility of cellars, which are of interest in several properties in White Friars.

Local climate

3, 5 and 7, White Friars receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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