64 Middle Hillgate
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64 Middle Hillgate
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 17 Aug 2013
A former public house, built c.1898. Faced in red brick with glazed bricks to the ground floor, the roof is hipped with Welsh slates; cast-iron rainwater goods and brick stacks. The building is two and a half storeys, with a 4-bay front elevation; corner entrance is to the left and all ground floor windows are semi-circular-headed. Moulded string course to first floor; former sash windows are segmental-headed. All windows are PVCu. The attic dormers have pediments with terracotta decoration. The left return to Mottram Street is similar. The former public house was known as the Higher Packhorse when built for Chesters Brewery, replacing an earlier pub of the same name on the site.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.405818
Longitude
-2.154591