142 Foregate Street, Chester

Building on the south side of Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England February 2018 February 2018 142 Foregate Street, Chester 142 Foregate Street, Chester.jpg 180 142 Foregate Street, Chester Cheshire 220 Location in Cheshire 53.1919 -2.8820 scale:2000 inline,title Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England 1884 Chester City Council John Douglas Grade II 10 January 1972 1375814 142 Foregate Street is a building on the south side of Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. 1375814 142 Foregate Street, Chester 5 April 2012 History It was built in 1884 for Chester City Council as a police station for the Cheshire County Constabulary, and was designed by the local architect John Douglas. It was used as the police headquarters until 1967 when a new building for the purpose was constructed on Nuns Road next to the Roodee. Thacker A. T. Lewis C. P. 2005 Major buildings: The Rows 5 2 A History of the County of Chester: The City of Chester: Culture, Buildings, Institutions 28–35 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57304&strquery=police#s2 16 January 2010 In the early 2000s it was being used as an occupational health unit for Cheshire County Council. Architecture The building is constructed in red Ruabon brick with stone bands and terracotta and stone dressings, and a grey slate roof. It has three storeys plus an attic. On the ground floor two steps lead to an arched doorway. To the left of this are three arched sash windows and to the right is a casement window. The middle and top storeys contain six two-light mullioned and transomed windows in pairs. The gable is stepped and contains a row of six windows, over which are two more windows. Between these is the date 1884 in brick moulding. In the apex of the gable is the cartouche of the police force. Douglas' biographer Edward Hubbard considered that the frontage of this building was "more specifically Flemish in design than any other of Douglas' buildings".Hubbard Edward Edward Hubbard (architectural historian) The Work of John Douglas The Victorian Society 1991 London 122 0-901657-16-6 See also thumb|120px|left|Architect's drawing 1884 Grade II listed buildings in Chester (east) List of non-ecclesiastical and non-residential works by John Douglas References 30em Category:Grade II listed buildings in Chester Category:John Douglas buildings Category:Government buildings completed in 1884 Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1884 Category:Buildings and structures in Chester