Cowper House

Cowper House was built in 1664, following the destruction of many buildings in Chester during the Civil War. It was built above undercrofts dating from 1350–75, or possibly earlier. Alterations have been made to the building in the 19th and 20th centuries. Thomas Cowper had been mayor of Chester in 1641–42 and a Royalist supporter in the Civil War. You can see the inscription TC 1664 on the front of the building. The rear undercroft was excavated in 1839, after having been buried for centuries, and it is thought that the front undercroft is older than that in the rear. This is the only remaining undercroft in Chester where the lie of the land allowed a window in the rear wall, and one of only five with stone vaults.

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