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occupies the two storeys. On the west wall of the hall is an ornate sandstone fireplace with decorated
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Brewery Tap Ale House.
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78:53.1871°N 2.8903°W
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594:Pevsner, Nikolaus
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148:– Grade II*
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57:Coordinates
35:Gamul House
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641:Categories
408:References
346:great hall
314:architrave
306:undercroft
154:Designated
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498:Ward 2009
413:Citations
350:pilasters
298:sandstone
245:Civil War
69:2°53′25″W
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380:See also
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253:Royalist
229:medieval
217:Cheshire
124:Restored
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41:Location
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239:History
213:Chester
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116:Rebuilt
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272:façade
372:Today
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108:Built
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362:arms
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