Prospect House is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1985. House. 5 related planning applications.
Prospect House
- WRENN ID
- spare-tin-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Prospect House, High Street, Malpas, SY14 8NR
- OS grid reference
- SJ 486 473
- Coordinates
- 53.02127, -2.76703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Prospect House is a house, likely built in the 1830s, that was later extended and converted into a doctor's residence with a surgery and dispensary in the early 20th century. It features Flemish bond brown brickwork and a truncated pyramidal roof covered with graded grey slate. The building has three storeys and a symmetrical front with three windows.
An early 20th-century flat-roofed single-storey extension at the front includes a porch with an attached bay window, which has three 12-pane sash windows on each side. The entrance door is adorned with ornate leaded glazing in the upper panel and has two side-lights, along with a rectangular three-pane overlight. Access is via three stone steps with urn-topped iron rails. The upper storeys are fitted with 12-pane flush sash windows that have shouldered wedge lintels and projecting stone cills. The eaves are dentilled, and there is a square flat platform at the center of the roof, where a former iron railing and small glazed chamber have been removed.
At the rear, there is a prominently designed Edwardian surgery and dispensary wing made of brown and red brick, along with a small early 20th-century extension on the right end. Inside, the house features an oak stair that has one flight per storey with winders at the top, along with swept rails and curtails, and stick balusters. The lower two storeys have six-panel doors, while the upper storey has five-panel doors and two broad-boarded doors. The Edwardian extension includes a well-crafted stair with three round arches supported by slender, square classical posts that create a "bridge" landing, all made of polished hardwood. The dispensary retains its Edwardian fittings, including a medicine-lift, which is a notable and rare feature.
Local climate
Prospect House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2008
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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