Historic houses · North Wales
Ye Olde Edgar
Ye Olde Edgar — grade II listed building in Chester, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Ye Olde Edgar is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed building in Chester, UK". Coordinates: 53.1865°, -2.8898°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ye Olde Edgar is at 86 and 88 Lower Bridge Street, on the corner of Shipgate Street, Chester, Cheshire. England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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Background
Architecture
It has basically a timber-framed structure, part of which has been replaced in brick. Its panels are plastered, and it is roofed in grey slate. The building is in two storeys, with two bays facing each street. The lower storey is mainly in painted brick, with brackets supporting the jettied upper storey. The side facing Lower Bridge Street contains three casement windows, and that facing Shipgate Street has two similar windows and a doorway. The upper storey is timber-framed, with close studding. On the side facing Lower Bridge Street are two five-light mullioned windows, above which are two blank gables; that facing Shipgate Street has two two-light mullioned windows, above which are two…
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- Coordinates
- 53.1865, -2.8898
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH1 1RU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway — 0.8 km
- Official site
- cheshiremilitarymuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8050758 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ye Olde Edgar (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ye Olde Edgar, Chester.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ye Olde Edgar?
- Ye Olde Edgar is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH1 1RU), in the parish of Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area.
- Is Ye Olde Edgar a listed building?
- Ye Olde Edgar is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Ye Olde Edgar a protected site?
- Yes — Ye Olde Edgar is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ye Olde Edgar?
- The nearest railway station is Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH1 1RU.