Historic houses · North Wales
Bear and Billet
Bear and Billet — a Grade I-listed historic house in wales-north, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bear and Billet is a Grade I-listed building in wales-north, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Bear and Billet is a public house at 94 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The building has been described as "the finest 17th-century timber-framed town house in Chester" and "one of the last of the great timber-framed town houses in England". It stands on the west side of Lower Bridge Street to the north of the Bridgegate.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The building is constructed in timber framing with plaster panels. It consists of cellars, above which are three storeys and an attic in the gable overlooking the street. The roof has purple slates and a ridge at right-angles to the street. Each storey is jettied above the storey below. On the ground floor are two doors, one to the south and the other placed more centrally. To the right of each door is a three-light window. At the base of the first floor are 16 rectangular timber framed plaster panels. Above these is a window stretching along the whole length of the frontage; it is divided into 32 lights separated by mullions and transoms and containing leaded lights.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.1863, -2.8896
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH1 1RA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Established
- 1664
- Official site
- cheshiremilitarymuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4876598 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bear and Billet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bear and Billet?
- Bear and Billet is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH1 1RA), in the parish of Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area.
- When was Bear and Billet built?
- Built or established in 1664.
- Who owns Bear and Billet?
- Bear and Billet is owned by | designation1 = Grade I.
- Is Bear and Billet a listed building?
- Bear and Billet is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Bear and Billet?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CH1 1RA. It sits within the Chester North and Neston parliamentary constituency.