158-168 New Chester Road

Architectural Description from National Heritage List Text Entries, © Historic England 2021.

Terrace of 6 houses. 1899. By H. Beswick. Brick with stone dressings, terracotta frieze, pebbledash 1st floor and tile roof; plastered gables with wreaths. Drip mould and frieze over ground floor with terracotta frieze to end bays; tile canopies over 1st floor windows with decorated lintels and leaded glazing. 1st floor has 2 central windows with 3-light projecting casements with curved sill boards in gabled half-dormers. End bays have 4-light canted oriels with shaped sill boards. Elliptical-headed entrances have enriched spandrels and plank doors with strap hinges. 3 cross-axial stacks. Returns have porches with hipped roofs. Rear similar, privies.