Garden Wall To The Old Palace, With Gates And Overthrow

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4066 THE GROVES 1932-1/6/147 (North side) Garden wall to the Old Palace, with gates and overthrow

GV II

Wall to south, west and east of garden of the Old Palace (qv), now largely car park walls. Mid C18, possibly partly earlier to south; gateway probably C18, gates and overthrow later. Bedrock, coursed sandstone rubble and brown brick; wrought-iron. The south wall is stone, partly on exposed bedrock and with parapet of old brick; brick gate piers with replaced ball finials. iron gateposts with vase panels and Greek vase finials; simple gate with square dogbars, main bars and rectangular rails; scrolled overthrow with central spear. The west wall is coursed sandstone and old brick, on bedrock; the east side is brick; simple stone copings; the wall varies between 3-5m in height.

Listing NGR: SJ4088366018