5-11, ABBEY STREET

SJ4066NE 595-1/2/23 28/07/55

CHESTER CITY (IM) ABBEY STREET (North side)

Nos.5-11 (Odd) (Formerly Listed as: ABBEY STREET (North side) Nos.5-9 (Odd))

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Terrace of 3 town houses. Nos 5 & 7 dated 1764. Brown brick with grey slate roof. No.11 adjoins the rear of No.9. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; Nos 5 & 7 have 3 windows each, No.9 four, to each upper storey. Painted stone plinth. Nos 5 & 7 have 3 apron steps, No.9 four, of stone to doors of 6 fielded panels with overlights in painted stone cases with eared architraves, pulvinated friezes and triangular pediments. The overlights to Nos 5 & 7 have patterned glazing of a concave lozenge in an ellipse; No.9 has a pattern of 4 quadrants and 2 semicircles in the 12-pane margin to 2 central panes. Flush sashes with painted stone sills and rusticated wedge lintels, 2 of 12 panes to Nos 5 & 7, and 3 of 12 panes to No.9, No.5 also having a boarded rear access door and No.7 a probably inserted small 12-pane sash, detailed as the other windows. The second storey sashes have 12 panes and the shorter third storey sashes 9 panes. All sashes to No.5 are replaced, with horns. Painted stone cornice beneath a 4-course brick parapet with simple stone cornice. Chimney before ridge between Nos 5 & 7, ridge chimney between Nos 7 & 9 and gable chimney to No.9. Vertical brick joint between Nos 7 & 9 which has higher roof; rainwater pipe and head between Nos 5 & 7 is dated 1764 on top butterfly bracket. The rear of No.5 has a low rear wing, west, and 2 altered first storey sashes, 3 flush 12-pane sashes with gauged brick arches and keystone to the second storey, plus an inserted 8-pane sash; a flush 6-pane attic window in the rear table. No.7 has an added 2-storey canted bay with altered lower window; three 12-pane flush sashes to the third storey have gauged brick arches; a small 2-pane light in gable to attic. No.9, extended as No.11, to rear, later C19 and C20, has flush sashes, west, to upper storeys. INTERIORS could not be inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: the houses were built by leaseholders from the Dean and Chapter of Chester Cathedral.

Listing NGR: SJ 40601 66550