- Abbey Gateway, Chester
The Abbey Gateway is in
Chester ,Cheshire ,England and leads from Northgate Street into Abbey Square (gbmapping|SJ405665). It was formerly the main access to the precinct ofSt Werburgh's Abbey . It is a Grade Ilisted building .cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=470361 |title=Images of England: Abbey Gateway, Chester |accessdate=2008-03-28 |publisher=English Heritage ]The gateway was built as a
gatehouse around 1300 and its upper storey was rebuilt around 1800. It is built in redsandstone withgable s 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-paned 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 diminishingturret containing an arched doorway with a small window above it.Notes
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