Regent House as at 2018
Historic England
Regent House is a large timber-framed building in Nantwich, Cheshire, probably dating from the late 16th century and built after the Great Fire of 1583
Fire that broke out in the Cheshire market town of Nantwich on 10 December 1583, destroying 150 buildings and leaving about half the population homeless.. It occupies a bend in the High Street, which follows the outer wall of the Norman Nantwich Castle.[1][2] Built before 1180, the castle was probably located near the present-day Crown Inn; it was last recorded in 1462.[1][3]
High Street was the home of the wealthiest townspeople in the 1580s, and the houses dating from the rebuilding represent the finest examples of post-fire architecture in the town.[4]
Regent House was designated a Grade II listed building
Structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. in 1948. It is one of several adjoining timber-framed buildings forming a group, each of which is separately listed.[5]
Architecture
The three-storey building has 18th-century sash windows and eight mullioned wood casements. The building was updated in the late 18th century, when the sash windows were added, and its original triangular gables replaced by a section with timber uprights to imitate the parapets of late Georgian townhouses.[1]
The current fenestration of the ground floor shop frontage reflects its variety of uses over the years.[5] In about 1900 Regent House was occupied by the Regent Cycle Stores, and later the cycle manufacturer Raven Cycle Co. It later became a local TV and repair shop, and from 1999, an independent furniture retailer. The building is currently used as a charity shop.[6]
