Tudor House, Chester
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| Tudor House | |
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 Tudor House | |
| Location | 29 and 31 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°11′16″N 2°53′25″W / 53.1878°N 2.8903°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 406 660 |
| Built | 1603 (probable) |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 28 July 1955 |
| Reference no. | 1376301 |
  Location in Cheshire | |
The Tudor House is a shop and house at 29 and 31 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]
The house was built for a wealthy merchant.[2] It was most likely built in 1603. Above the door is a plaque inscribed with the date 1503, but this is an error because the building has been dated to the early 17th century by dendrochronology.[1] It was extended to the rear in the middle of the 17th century, and in 1728 it was rebuilt, enclosing the portion of the Row passing through its first floor. At street level are two undercrofts. In the past one undercroft was in use as a bakehouse, while the other formed part of the Britannia Inn. The building has subsequently been used as a café on the ground floor, with an apartment above it.[2] The timber framing on the south side of the building was reconstructed in 1973–74.[1]
