4, 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. Warehouse. 1 related planning application.

4, White Friars

WRENN ID
western-gateway-owl
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
Warehouse
Address
4, White Friars, CH1 1NZ
OS grid reference
SJ 405 661
Coordinates
53.18874, -2.89168
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a warehouse, likely originally a house, probably dating to around 1760, with alterations made around 1860. It is constructed of brown brick in an irregular bond, with the first and second storeys stuccoed, except for the east bay. The roof is covered in grey slate, running parallel to the street.

The building is four storeys high with a five-window front. A plinth with a ribbed top is visible at ground level. The west side of the ground floor has a four-panel door. To the east of this is a pair of recessed sash windows, each with two panes and horns, separated by a fluted timber pilaster. There's a door of three short panels beneath four longer panels, with mock-arched heads, and a blocked overlight contained within a timber frame with fluted pilasters and ornate brackets supporting a hood with three Maltese crosses in its frieze. Further east are a pair of recessed sash windows, each with two panes and horns, and a rear entry. The stuccoed first and second storeys have reeded edges to the sides, top, and around the panels over the openings. The second floor has four recessed four-pane casements in the stucco, and a nearly flush twelve-pane sash above the rear entry, set within brickwork. The third floor has four recessed four-pane casements set under brick arches. The fourth floor has four similar casements, plus a nearly flush twelve-pane sash above the rear entry. A pair of brick chimneys are located on the back wall. The interior was not inspected.

Local climate

4, 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2002
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