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Bishop Lloyd's House, 41 Watergate Street, and 51/53 Watergate Row in Chester, England. The Tudor building has the appearance of two houses, each under a gable, with three stories, and an attic in each gable. At the street level the east (left) house has a stone staircase with a wrought iron railing. The house is built on two stone medieval undercrofts with timber framing above. Its first floor incorporates a section of the Chester Rows. At the row level is an oak handrail on balusters, behind which is a shop front. The brackets supporting the story above are carved. On the outside, between the beam over the row and the windows above are ten square panels. The windows are divided into three bays by oak pilasters carved in Jacobean style, and further divided in each bay by two mullions and two transoms making a total of 27. Above the windows is a plaster band and in the attic is a three-light window surrounded by more square panels. The bargeboards have carved cornices with an ornate post between them.
An elevated covered walkway with the fronts of premises on the right where two people stand at this railing. And posts and railings overlooking the street on the left.
The ground level of the west house includes a shop with a central entrance. On each side are two piers and an 18-light bow window. At the row level is a wooden balustrade, and brackets with carvings similar to the east house. Above this level are eight recessed carved panels. To the right are another three panels, two of which contain carvings of biblical scenes. In the story above are four oak pilasters dividing the windows into three bays, with two mullions and a transom further separating the windows - of which there is a total of 18. Above the windows is a carved beam and over this are ten arched panels which contain carvings. In the attic is a three-light window to each side of which are three panels containing carvings, and above the window are three plain panels. Again the bargeboards are carved with a post between them. One business at the row level is J. Griffith & Son. At the street level is a doorway into warehouse that reads above the doorway, "Hassall-Foulkes, D. Cise Duty Free Warehouse." A painted sign placed above the beam over the row says, "Bishop Lloyd's Palace."
An elevated covered walkway with the fronts of premises on the right where two people stand at this railing. And posts and railings overlooking the street on the left.
The ground level of the west house includes a shop with a central entrance. On each side are two piers and an 18-light bow window. At the row level is a wooden balustrade, and brackets with carvings similar to the east house. Above this level are eight recessed carved panels. To the right are another three panels, two of which contain carvings of biblical scenes. In the story above are four oak pilasters dividing the windows into three bays, with two mullions and a transom further separating the windows - of which there is a total of 18. Above the windows is a carved beam and over this are ten arched panels which contain carvings. In the attic is a three-light window to each side of which are three panels containing carvings, and above the window are three plain panels. Again the bargeboards are carved with a post between them. One business at the row level is J. Griffith & Son. At the street level is a doorway into warehouse that reads above the doorway, "Hassall-Foulkes, D. Cise Duty Free Warehouse." A painted sign placed above the beam over the row says, "Bishop Lloyd's Palace."
Date Published
1865 to 1870
Publisher
Bedford Francis Bedford
Subjects
Notes
No date; likely late 1860s
#1557 in a series; caption: "Chester, Bishop Lloyd's House."
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
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1 photograph : black and white print ; 22 x 17 cm
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