| Boot Inn | |
|---|---|
 Boot Inn, Chester | |
| Coordinates | 53°11′26″N2°53′27″W / 53.1905°N 2.8908°W /53.1905; -2.8908 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | No. 17 Street and No. 9 Row (The Boot Inn), Chester |
| Reference no. | 1376216 |
  Location in Cheshire | |
TheBoot Inn is at 17 Eastgate Street and 9 Eastgate Row,Chester,Cheshire, England. It is recorded in theNational Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II*listed building. The building consists of a shop occupying a formerundercroft at street level, above which is apublic house at the level of theRow and above.[1]
The Boot Inn was built in the early to middle part of the 17th century, opening as an inn in 1643. Its façade was rebuilt and restored in the late 19th century. For many years most of the front section of the building at Row level was occupied by a barber's shop, with a corridor leading to the public house beyond it. Since alterations and restorations were carried out in 1988 the whole of the Row level has been occupied by a public house.[2]
The building is constructed insandstone, the upper storeys beingtimber-framed with plaster panels, and is roofed inslate. It is in three storeys, and has onebay. At ground level is a modern shop front. At the level of the Row a shapedbalustrade. Behind this is a stallboard, the paved walkway of the Row, and the restored entrance front to the public house. The top storey isjettied and carried on brackets carved with figures. It contains acanted five-lightmullioned andtransomedoriel window above five shaped panels. At the sides of the window areclose studded panels andpilasters. Above the window is a carvedtie-beam, and agable containing herringbone studding. Thebargeboards aremoulded with a dropfinial.[1]
