BEAR AND BILLET PUBLIC HOUSE
BEAR AND BILLET PUBLIC HOUSE, 94, LOWER BRIDGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1376318
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- BEAR AND BILLET PUBLIC HOUSE
- Statutory Address:
- BEAR AND BILLET PUBLIC HOUSE, 94, LOWER BRIDGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1376318
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- BEAR AND BILLET PUBLIC HOUSE
- Statutory Address 1:
- BEAR AND BILLET PUBLIC HOUSE, 94, LOWER BRIDGE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BEAR AND BILLET PUBLIC HOUSE, 94, LOWER BRIDGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 40644 65831
Details
CHESTER CITY (IM)
SJ4065NE LOWER BRIDGE STREET
595-1/6/245 (West side)
28/07/55 No.94
Bear & Billet Public House
GV I
Town house, then public house. 1664. For the Earl of
Shrewsbury. Timber frame with plaster panels; brick to rear;
purple slate roof, ridge at right-angle to front.
EXTERIOR: cellars, 3 storeys and attic. Replaced door has a
mullioned window of three 1-pane lights to each side, that to
north separated by a panel; aprons to windows replaced in
brick; a broad oak door, south, of 4 panels, 2 panels with
lozenge bracing and 4 panels; floor beneath pavement level;
beer drop before southern window; consoles on central and
corner posts carry jetty bressumer, fascia carved with
semicircles. The second storey has 8 pairs of panels between
consoles carrying sill-jetty; each pair of panels has central
splat-baluster post; full-width leaded mullioned and transomed
window of 16 lights. Slightly jettied third storey floor beam
has fascia carved with semicircles; 12 basket-arched panels
between consoles carrying jettied sill of full-width leaded
mullioned and transomed window of 16 lights. Jettied beam to
attic storey inscribed 16:HH:64 has running vine pattern; row
of 12 decorated square panels; framed and boarded double
loading doors in gable with 2-light leaded casement to each
side and above, in small framing; herringbone struts in apex;
carved bargeboards and drop finial. Lateral chimneys north and
south and on west gable.
Unoccupied during change of ownership in 1991-2.
INTERIOR could not be inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ4064465831
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470313
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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