Abbey Gateway, Chester
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Gateway from Abbey Square
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| Location | Chester, Cheshire, England |
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| OS grid reference | SJ 405 664 |
| Built | c. 1300 |
| Rebuilt | c. 1800 (upper storey) |
| Architect | Richard Lenginour (?) |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Designated | 28 July 1955 |
 Location in Cheshire
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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]
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History
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
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]
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