5 And 7, St Martins Way

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SW ST MARTIN'S WAY 595-1/3/337 (West side) 10/01/72 Nos.5 AND 7 (Formerly Listed as: ST MARTIN'S FIELDS (West side) Nos.5 AND 7)

GV II

2 town houses, now hotel. No.5 early C19 of red-brown brick and No.7 1777 of brown brick, both having grey slate roofs with ridges parallel with the street. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; painted stone plinths and sills. No.5 is double-fronted with door of 2 bolection-moulded panels above 2 flush panels with a plain fanlight in a recessed round-arched opening; 2 recessed sashes with square panes to each storey, of 12 panes to the first and second storeys and 9 panes to the third storey, all under cambered brick heads; brick floor-and eaves-bands, wood fascia and plain eaves; flush chimney before each end of ridge. No.7, of 4 windows, has door of 4 fielded panels above 2 flush panels with overlight of 3 round-arched panes in a pedimented Gibbs surround of painted stone; flush sashes under gauged brick flat arches: first story has a tripartite 4;12;4 pane sash to each side of door, with a round-arched 9-pane window, right; four 12-pane sashes to the second storey and four of nine panes to the third storey; modillion cornice; lead rainwater-head, pipe and brackets, the uppermost bracket dated 1777; coped gables have coped chimneys just before the ridge; the right end, north, has two 12-pane sashes and one of 9 panes; a small inserted attic window. The rear has miscellaneous replaced windows in generally unaltered openings. INTERIOR: most features other than the 2 stairs have been covered or destroyed. The cellars are partly barrel-vaulted in brick; a pilastered round archway between hall and stair of No.7; the stair of No.5 has a narrow open well, open string, curtail, fluted newels, stick balusters and swept rail; the stair to No.7 has a narrow open well, closed string, turned plinthed newels, 3 turned plinthed balusters per step and swept rail probably of mahogany.

Listing NGR: SJ4023166425