Gardens · North West England
St John's Rectory, Chester
In or near Chester.
St John's Rectory, Chester — a garden in wales-north, United Kingdom.
Stephen Richards — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway · 0.3 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
About
St John's Rectory, Chester is a garden of interest in wales-north, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Sick to Death is a unique museum located in St Michael's Church, Chester, that explores the history of medicine through interactive exhibits. Visitors can engage with various displays, including a life-size autopsy cadaver and themed areas that delve into topics like the plague and quack medicine.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St John's Rectory is at 3 Vicar's Lane, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
This was originally built in about 1750 as the rectory for St John's Church, which stands on the other side of Vicar's Lane. It continued to have this function until 1957. It was then used by the Grosvenor Club, following which it contains offices.
Architecture
The rectory is constructed in brick with stone dressings, and it has a grey slate roof. It stands on a painted stone plinth, and at the corners are rusticated quoins. It has three storeys and its front is symmetrical in five bays. Between the ground and first floors are stone bands. Above the top floor windows is a modillion cornice, and a coped brick parapet. The entrance door in the central bay has a Gibbs surround with a pulvinated frieze and a pediment. In the other bays on the ground floor and all the bays in the middle floor contain twelve-pane sash windows, and in the top floor the sash windows have nine panes. All the windows have rusticated wedge lintels with projecting keystones.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.1900, -2.8853
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH1 1QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Phone
- 01244 421219
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Daily 10am–6pm; last entry 5pm
- Official site
- sicktodeath.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593609 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's Rectory, Chester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's Rectory, Chester?
- St John's Rectory, Chester is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH1 1QX), in the parish of Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area.
- What is St John's Rectory, Chester?
- St John's Rectory, Chester — a garden in wales-north, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St John's Rectory, Chester?
- The nearest railway station is Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode CH1 1QX.
- Is St John's Rectory, Chester a protected site?
- Yes — St John's Rectory, Chester is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to St John's Rectory, Chester?
- The nearest railway station is Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH1 1QX.