Abbey Gateway | |
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Location | Chester, Cheshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°11′32″N 2°53′31″W / 53.1921°N 2.8920°W |
OS grid reference | SJ 405 664 |
Built | c. 1300 |
Rebuilt | c. 1800 (upper storey) |
Architect | Richard Lenginour (?) |
Architectural style(s) | Gothic |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Designated | 28 July 1955 |
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]
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]
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]