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353:"Blue Coat School and the former chapel of St John Baptist, Chester (1375966)"
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1078:Categories
791:Warrington
628:West &
415:2 November
364:2 November
332:References
266:rusticated
230:Almshouses
130:Designated
101:SJ 404 667
66:53°11′38″N
956:education
493:Secondary
293:pilasters
69:2°53′38″W
52:, England
960:colleges
626:Cheshire
501:Cheshire
304:See also
289:pediment
214:medieval
194:Cheshire
50:Cheshire
41:Location
954:Further
933:Special
630:Chester
462:Primary
404:Welcome
208:History
190:Chester
141:1375966
46:Chester
1016:Former
738:Halton
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297:cupola
273:Tuscan
269:quoins
254:hipped
281:niche
258:slate
108:Built
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417:2011
384:ISBN
366:2011
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184:The
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