Tudor House
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About this image:
The publication 2000 Years of building states:
This house only earns its 'Tudor' name by a hairsbreadth, for it probably dates from the year of Elizabeth 1sts death when James 1st became our 1st Stuart King. The plaque dated 1503 above the door, should read 1603. The timber framed house was extended to the rear in the mid 17th century and the front was rebuilt in 1728, when the Row walk through its second storey was enclosed. The location of the former Row and Stall (behind the three early 18th century sash windows) can still be seen from the position of the timbers embedded in its south side. The front door has a Tudor arched case, the third and forth storeys are jettied forward and have leaded mullioned and transomed casements.
Originally built for a wealthy Chester merchant, Tudor House, like many of its contemporaries has had a variety of uses in its time. The two undercrofts at street level are now united as a single shop but were once quite separate. One was a bakehouse while the other was the Britannia Inn with rooms above and, apparently in the neighbouring building (33 Lower Bridge street) when the two were linked together by a bridge which was a continuation of the Row walkway.
Image Description:
This is a picture of a timber-framed building - Tudor House.
To the left is the edge of a brick building with a flat roof and a chimney with three pots. There is the edge of a shop window at ground level.
The timber-framed building has one gable. The inner part of the gable is plain and has what looks like horizontal timbers or wattle and daub work set inside.
Below this is a black beam. Immediately below the beam, in the centre, is a window, which has three frames each with a number panes (about 16). The middle frame is open. Immediately to the right and left of the window is a narrow strip of white ground between two black uprights. Under the window is a row of white arches on a black background. To either side of the window there are black rectangles with wavy black lines of timber going across. This storey is separated from the one below by a black beam.
On the third storey there are panels to either side made of the same wavy timbers. In the middle there is a pair of windows. Each has three smaller frames at the top and three longer rectangular frames underneath. Each frame contains several small square panels set in lead. The bottom left window on the right is open as are two windows on the left hand side. This storey is again separated from the one below by a black beam which jetties out slightly.
On the second storey there are three sash windows set into a grey background. Each frame has eight panes. Underneath the first and second from the left there is a square board with some writing on.
On the ground floor there is a door at the left, which is dark. Then a shop window with twelve panes of glass. Below the window is a narrow strip of brick wall. To the right is a coil of wire, pipe or rope hanging on the wall. Then there is another door in shadow and hidden underneath a covering. There is also another window with two panes of glass but this is also obscured by the covering above.
To the right of the building is an alley and next to this a white washed building. Only a portion of this building can be seen. It has a sign on it which reads WALKERS WARR...Beneath the sign a lady holding a baby stands in a dark doorway. The upper front portion of the building is exposed brick. This has four storeys with an window in the second and third and a bricked up window area in the forth, just under the gable end. A large chimney hovers above. To the very left of the picture is half an old lady walking across the road.