Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
31/01/1994
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
26 Chester Street
Address
26 Chester Street
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Location
Part of a terrace on the W side of the street, N of its junction with Lambpit Street.
History
Probably built as a house in the early C19, but adapted for use as shop with accommodation above.
Exterior
Render over brick with slate roof. 2 storeys, 2 window range with round-arched passage entry to left, and C20 shop front to right, with central entrance and shop window beneath continuous fascia. Upper windows are 12 and 16-pane sashes. Axial stack set towards rear.
Reason for designation
Forms part of a group with Nos 23, 24-25, 27, 28 and 29 Chester Street, a surviving C19 street scape now rare in Wrexham.
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