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Abbey Gateway, Chester

Coordinates: 53°11′32″N 2°53′31″W / 53.1921°N 2.8920°W / 53.1921; -2.8920
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Abbey Gateway
Gateway from Abbey Square
(east face)
LocationChester, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53°11′32″N 2°53′31″W / 53.1921°N 2.8920°W / 53.1921; -2.8920
OS grid referenceSJ 405 664
Builtc. 1300
Rebuiltc. 1800 (upper storey)
ArchitectRichard Lenginour (?)
Architectural style(s)Gothic
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated28 July 1955
Abbey Gateway, Chester is located in Cheshire
Abbey Gateway, Chester
Location in Cheshire

The Abbey Gateway is in Chester, Cheshire, England and leads from Northgate Street into Abbey Square. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1]

History

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The gateway was built as a gatehouse around 1300 and its upper storey was rebuilt around 1800. It was formerly the main access to the precinct of St Werburgh's Abbey.[1] It is thought that the architect was Richard Lenginour (Richard the Engineer).[2][3]

Architecture

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The gateway is built in red sandstone with gables to the front and rear. The west face has a central arch for vehicles and a smaller arch to the south for pedestrians. On each side of the central arch is a blind niche. In the upper storey is a 16-pane window in a Gothic arch. On the east face is one arch, larger than that on the west face. In the upper storey is a central window in a Gothic arch with a rectangular window on each side. In the gable end is another Gothic-shaped window. To the south of the arch is a diminishing turret containing an arched doorway with a small window above it.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Abbey Gateway, Chester (1376366)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ^ Ward, Simon (2009), Chester: A History, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 47, ISBN 978-1-86077-499-7
  3. ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 236, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6