15, Abbey Street

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066NE ABBEY STREET 595-1/2/25 (North side) 28/07/55 No.15 (Formerly Listed as: ABBEY STREET (North side) Nos.13 AND 15)

GV II

Town house. Origin probably C17, altered and added to early and late C18. By leaseholder from Dean and Chapter of Chester Cathedral. Brown brick, Flemish bond to front; grey slate roofs. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys of 3 windows to the almost symmetrical front. Painted stone plinth; door of 6 fielded panels with plain overlight in painted stone case with pilasters overlapping architrave, plain frieze and modillion cornice. Windows have painted stone sills and wedge lintels to flush sashes, 2 of 16 panes to first storey, 3 of 16 panes to second storey and 3 of 8 panes to third storey, replaced and horned; painted stone eaves cornice. The east side is of irregular bond brickwork, probably in part C17. A diminishing projecting gable stack; one replaced flush 12-pane sash per storey; plinth of squared rubble sandstone; flush sandstone quoins to north-east corner of older part; brick rear wing has replaced 12-pane horned sash to first storey, a Gothick-arched fixed light with 'intersecting tracery' glazing bars to second storey and a replaced 9-pane sash to the third storey. INTERIOR: not inspected, but likely to have features of interest.

Listing NGR: SJ4064266553