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Old King's Head Hotel, Chester

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31: 168: 284: 175: 236:. Inside the building on the middle floor you can still see evidence of the original Chester rows as the support pillars are still in place. The building was restored in 1935, and again during the 1960s. 100: 297: 412: 392: 397: 167: 407: 232:, but these were enclosed during the alterations made between the 15th and early 17th centuries. The latest of these alterations were made for 62: 94: 334: 209: 367: 329: 402: 387: 224:
The building was constructed in about 1208. It was the town house for Peter the Clerk, the administrator of
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at 48–50 Lower Bridge Street, on the corner of Castle Street,
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Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester
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building, part of which has been refaced with yellow
145: 137: 127: 115: 107: 93: 56: 40: 23: 358:Langtree, Stephen; Comyns, Alan, eds. (2001), 330:"The Old Kings Head Hotel, Chester (1376307)" 268:. The three bays on Lower Bridge Street are 8: 362:, Chester: Chester Civic Trust, p. 63, 228:. It initially contained a section of the 413:Buildings and structures completed in 1208 252:, and with brick that has been painted or 20: 272:, as is the middle bay on Castle Street. 308: 353: 351: 393:Grade II* listed buildings in Chester 320: 318: 316: 314: 312: 144: 136: 126: 7: 398:Timber framed buildings in Cheshire 335:National Heritage List for England 210:National Heritage List for England 208:, England. It is recorded in the 18:Historic site in Cheshire, England 14: 408:Grade II* listed pubs in Cheshire 282: 173: 166: 29: 212:as a designated Grade II* 35:Old King's Head Hotel, Chester 1: 429: 264:. Both faces have three 161: 157: 153: 123: 28: 403:Medieval architecture 194:Old King's Head Hotel 44:Lower Bridge Street, 24:Old King's Head Hotel 182:Location in Cheshire 234:Randle Holme I 74: /  244:It is basically a 146:Reference no. 78:53.1874°N 2.8905°W 190: 189: 95:OS grid reference 420: 373: 372: 355: 346: 345: 344: 342: 326:Historic England 322: 292: 287: 286: 256:. The roofs are 177: 176: 170: 103: 89: 88: 86: 85: 84: 83:53.1874; -2.8905 79: 75: 72: 71: 70: 67: 33: 21: 428: 427: 423: 422: 421: 419: 418: 417: 388:Pubs in Chester 378: 377: 376: 370: 357: 356: 349: 340: 338: 324: 323: 310: 306: 290:Cheshire portal 288: 281: 278: 242: 222: 214:listed building 196:is a hotel and 186: 185: 184: 183: 180: 179: 178: 133: 130:Listed Building 119:Peter the Clerk 99: 82: 80: 76: 73: 68: 65: 63: 61: 60: 36: 19: 12: 11: 5: 426: 424: 416: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 380: 379: 375: 374: 368: 347: 307: 305: 302: 301: 300: 294: 293: 277: 274: 241: 238: 226:Chester Castle 221: 218: 188: 187: 181: 172: 171: 165: 164: 163: 162: 159: 158: 155: 154: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 128: 125: 124: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 97: 91: 90: 58: 54: 53: 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 425: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 385: 383: 371: 369:0-9540152-0-7 365: 361: 354: 352: 348: 337: 336: 331: 327: 321: 319: 317: 315: 313: 309: 303: 299: 296: 295: 291: 285: 280: 275: 273: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 246:timber-framed 239: 237: 235: 231: 227: 219: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 169: 160: 156: 152: 148: 140: 131: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 96: 92: 87: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 32: 27: 22: 16: 359: 339:, retrieved 333: 243: 240:Architecture 230:Chester Rows 223: 198:public house 193: 191: 141:28 July 1955 15: 132:– Grade II* 81: / 57:Coordinates 382:Categories 341:30 October 304:References 138:Designated 101:SJ 406 660 66:53°11′15″N 250:sandstone 116:Built for 69:2°53′26″W 52:, England 276:See also 254:rendered 206:Cheshire 50:Cheshire 41:Location 262:jettied 220:History 202:Chester 149:1376307 111:c. 1208 46:Chester 366:  270:gabled 258:slated 108:Built 364:ISBN 343:2011 266:bays 192:The 384:: 350:^ 332:, 328:, 311:^ 216:. 204:, 48:,

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Chester
Cheshire
53°11′15″N 2°53′26″W / 53.1874°N 2.8905°W / 53.1874; -2.8905
OS grid reference
SJ 406 660
Listed Building
Old King's Head Hotel, Chester is located in Cheshire
public house
Chester
Cheshire
National Heritage List for England
listed building
Chester Castle
Chester Rows
Randle Holme I
timber-framed
sandstone
rendered
slated
jettied
bays
gabled
icon
Cheshire portal
Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester



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