Chester › History › Grade II* › Boot Inn Photo: Stedent · CC BY-SA 3.0 · tap to enlargeGrade II* listed building · Historic England Boot Inn On the list as Number 17 Street Number 9 Row the Boot Inn
Listed Grade II* since 1955 71 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings
About About Boot Inn Boot Inn, listed as Number 17 Street Number 9 Row the Boot Inn, is one of 70 Grade II* listed buildings in Chester and about 22,127 in England. It was among the first 179 buildings in Chester to be listed, on 28 July 1955, and its entry was last amended on 6 August 1998. It stands in the No data available for publication by HE conservation area. Within 400 metres are 30 more Grade I buildings and 325 other listed buildings.
HE Read the official list entry Historic England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1376216 ↗ Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.
The record
Grade Grade II*
First listed 28 July 1955
Entry amended 6 August 1998
Type Inns & shops
Conservation area No data available for publication by HE
Grid reference SJ 40587 66326
Where Chester, Cheshire Visit Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes Chester · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
1 2 3 4 5 © OpenStreetMap contributors Around it 97 more listed buildings within 150 metres Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.
Show the other 79 II 16 Eastgate Street and 16 Eastgate Row South 51 m II Numbers 18 and 20 Street Chester House 53 m II 29 and 31, St Werburgh Street 53 m II Number 12 Row Number 12 Street 55 m II 10 Eastgate Street and 8 and 10 Eastgate Row South 57 m II Numbers 22 and 24 Street 58 m II St Werburgh Mount 63 m II 8 Eastgate Street and 6 Eastgate Row South 63 m II Number 1 Street the City Club 63 m I Parish Church of St Peter 66 m II Numbers 26 and 28 Street 66 m II 6 Eastgate Street and 4 Eastgate Row South 66 m II St Werburgh Mount 69 m II* 5, 7 and 9 Northgate Street 70 m II 46 and 48 Eastgate Street and 42, 44, 46 and 48 Eastgate Row South 70 m II Number 3 Street 71 m II* 4 Eastgate Street and 2 Eastgate Row South 71 m II Number 30 Street 72 m II Numbers 32 and 34 Street the Old Music Hall 73 m II 11 and 13 Northgate Street 74 m II* Number 35 Street 74 m II* 1 Bridge Street and 1 Bridge Street Row East and 2 Eastgate Street 75 m II 3, 5 and 7 Bridge Street and 3, 5 and 7 Bridge Street Row East 75 m II Numbers 36 and 38 Street Numbers 38 and 40 Row 76 m II Chester High Cross 78 m II Number 50 Row 79 m II 15 and 17 Northgate Street 80 m II Number 37 Street 80 m II Victoria Public House 82 m II 9 Bridge Street and 9 Bridge Street Row East 82 m II* 11 Bridge Street and 11 Bridge Street Row East 83 m II Number 13 Street Numbers 13 and 15 Row 84 m II 19 Northgate Street 85 m II Commercial Hotel and Attached Wall and St Peters Fine Art Gallery 86 m II Number 39 Street 87 m II Numbers 36 and 38 Street 87 m II 4, Watergate Row 89 m II* Number 21 and 23 Street 90 m II* Number 15 Street Numbers 17 and 19 Row 90 m II 17 and 19 Bridge Street and 21 and 23 Bridge Street Row East 92 m II St Werburgh Row and Clemence House 93 m II Number 41 Street 94 m II St Oswalds Chambers 94 m II 21 Bridge Street and 25 Bridge Street Row East 96 m II* Number 25 Street 97 m II* Room 97 m II Chester City War Memorial to Those Slain in Both World Wars 99 m II* Numbers 27, 29 and 31 Street the Dublin Packet Public House 101 m II* Number 23 Street Number 27 Row 102 m II* 2-8 Bridge Street, 2-8 (part) Bridge Street Row West, 1-3 Watergate Street and 1 Watergate Row South 103 m II Number 10 Bridge Street, and Number 8 (part) Bridge Street Row West 108 m II Numbers 47-57 Street Midland Bank 111 m II Numbers 25 and 27 Street Numbers 29 and 31 Row 111 m II Grosvenor Hotel 113 m II Numbers 5 and 7 Street 113 m I 12 Bridge Street and Cowper House, 10 Bridge Street Row West 114 m II Number 14 Row Number 16 and 18 Street 114 m II 14 Bridge Street and 12A-12D Bridge Street Row West 115 m II Number 29 Street Number 35 Row 116 m II Number 51 Street 119 m II Number 20 Street Numbers 16 and 18 Row 120 m II Number 9 Street Numbers 11 and 11A Row Gods Providence House 120 m I Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary 121 m II Number 60 Street 124 m I The Eastgate and clock 125 m II* Numbers 31, 33 and 35 Street Numbers 37 and 39 Row 128 m I Number 11 Street Numbers 15 and 15A Row the Old Crypt 130 m I Part of City Wall from Eastgate to Thimblebys Tower and Attached Gravestones 130 m II Addleshaw Tower 132 m II The Dutch Houses 22, 24 and 26 Bridge Street, and 20, 22 and 24 Bridge Street Row West 132 m II 13 and 15 Watergate Street and 17 and 19 Watergate Row South 137 m II* Number 22 Row Number 22 Street 138 m II Old Bank Buildings 140 m II 45A, 45B and 47A Row, Bridge Street and Row 142 m II 28 Bridge Street and 26 Row 142 m II 30 Bridge Street and 28 Bridge Street Row West 144 m II Barclays Bank 146 m I Number 17 Street Number 21 Row Leche House 146 m II* Number 24 Row Number 24 Street 146 m More like it Grade I and II* inns and shops near Chester Within 25 miles, with a photo.
Is Boot Inn listed? Yes. Number 17 Street Number 9 Row the Boot Inn is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1376216), first listed on 28 July 1955.
Can you visit Boot Inn? It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
Is Boot Inn in a conservation area? Yes, the No data available for publication by HE conservation area.
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