List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: THE WATERGATE
List entry Number: 1376468
Location
THE WATERGATE, WATERGATE STREET AND ROW
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Unitary Authority | |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: I
Date first listed: 28-Jul-1955
Date of most recent amendment: 06-Aug-1998
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 470469
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List entry Description
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History
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Details
CHESTER CITY (IM)
SJ4066SW WATERGATE STREET AND ROW
595-1/3/404 The Watergate
28/07/55
(Formerly Listed as:
The Watergate)
GV I
Archway through City Wall on site of medieval gate. 1788-90.
By Joseph Turner. For Chester City Council who had bought the
sergeantry of the gate from the Earl of Derby in 1778. Red
sandstone ashlar. The basket arch has a ring of short
rusticated voussoirs; the wings are rusticated below simple,
slightly projecting imposts; turned stone balusters to
parapets of the wall walk, with pedimented central panel, an
intermediate panel to each side and a parapet above each wing
finished with a panelled abutment. A postern south of the main
arch has a brick barrel vault. The drinking fountain, now dry,
fixed to the north abutment is dated 1857.
(Bartholomew City Guides: Harris B: Chester: Edinburgh: 1979-:
97-98; Clerk to Chester City Corporation Assembly: Assembly
Book: 1788-1790: AB5 F.F.11 & 22).
Listing NGR: SJ4013766184
Selected Sources
- Article Reference - Author: B Harris - Title: Chester - Date: 1979 - Journal Title: Bartholomew City Guides - Page References: 97-98
National Grid Reference: SJ 40137 66184
Map
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