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at the head of the steps. Behind the railing is a stallboard, then the wooden walkway of the Rows, and at the rear another modern shop front. To the north an S-shaped flight of concrete steps lead down to Commonhall Street, and a concrete footbridge dating from the 1970s leads over the street to
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in January 1899. These were amended and then approved in September of that year, and the rebuilding was carried out the following year. At that time the rebuilding was unique in central Chester in that the new building is no higher than the building it replaced. Before rebuilding it had been a
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and a modern shop front at street level. To the left of the window is a recessed doorway, and to the left of this are ten stone steps plus one wooden step leading up to the Row. At Row level are railings with a wooden
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in 1873 but were never executed. More modest plans by the same architectural firm, then known as
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The building has three storeys plus cellars. The lower two storeys are constructed in painted
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that extends the full height of the middle storey. The top storey contains three three-light
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on the front facing Bridge Street and in painted brick on the other front. The top storey is
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public house named the Harp and Crown; after rebuilding it was renamed the Grotto.
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List of non-ecclesiastical and non-residential works by John Douglas
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on the capitals of the piers; the corner is supported by a shaped
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to the south and to the rear. The corner between the streets is
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Chester
Cheshire
53°11′22″N 2°53′29″W / 53.1895°N 2.8915°W / 53.1895; -2.8915
Douglas and Minshull
Listed Building
30 Bridge Street, Chester is located in Cheshire
Chester
Cheshire
Chester Rows
National Heritage List for England
listed building
town house
public house
John Douglas
Douglas and Minshull
Chester City Council
sandstone
timber framed
panels
slate
hipped
canted
piers
balustrade
capitals
newel
jettied
corbels
bracket

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