A
 Abbey
of St. Werburgh (now
Chester
Cathedral):
see Cathedral
Abbey Gateway (and Little Abbey Gateway) in Northgate Street/Town Hall Square: gallery of pictures of
Abbey
Green | from Deanery
Field | Cathedral's proposed development
of | photographs
of
before
and
after redevelopment | seen
in detail from
McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon 1855 | Neolithic pottery found
at
Abbey
Street
and
Square
Aerarium (Roman
strong
room):
beneath
Forum
Aerial
photographs
of
Chester: Newtown 1967 | River
Dee
and
city 1969 | Cathedral 1969 | River
Dee early
20th
c | building
of Inner
Ring
Road 1965
Aethelflaeda,
daughter
of
Alfred
the
Great,
rebuilt
Chester's
walls | also here | and here | rebuilt St. John's
Church
Ainsworth (Peter,
Shadow
Culture
Secretary):
comments
about amphitheatre courthouse
development-
also here
Airport (Liverpool
Speke-
now 'John
Lennon
International'): Old
photographs
of
Albion (public
house in
Park
Street)
Alchemy: Nightclub in the old Royalty Theatre- some remisciences by a former regular.
Alexander's
Jazz
Bar (website), in
Rufus
Court
Alexandra
Park, Hoole: photograph
of on our Hoole webpage
| 'When bad things happen to good parks': shabby playground refurbishment in 1997
Almshouses: the
'Nine
Houses' | in Duke
Street | behind Bluecoat
School -
also here
Amphitheatre chapters I | 0I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI (the latest information) | Letters
about | Chester
Amphitheatre
Trust | Keith
Matthews'
site
about | planned road across
site
1926 | photo
of Amphitheatre
Gardens:
temporarily
covered
site-
also
illustrated here and here | size
of | Greenwood
plan
for:
drawing | Barbet
plan
for (1987) Also here (English Heritage's remarkable conclusions) | council criticism of
this
website
for
writing
about | Tory
opposition to
courthouse
development | John
Gummer criticism
of
same-
also here and here (Estates
Gazette May
2000) | Peter de
Figueiredo connection
with | MP Christine
Russell connection
with | aerial photograph of-
also here and here | "City
Council
is
Protecting" press
release April
2000 | Jane
Kennedy
MP: comment
about | Areas
of
Archaeological
Importance
(AAI)
and
Greater
Chester
Local
Plan
(1988) references
to | Flavius: damning
critique
of | march
and demonstration against
(July
2nd
2000)-
also
picture here | Lord
Chancellor's connection
with
(John
Gummer: Estates
Gazette May
2000)- also here | Peter
Ainsworth
MP criticism
of- also here | Save
the
Chester
Amphitheatre! (1932) | Chester
Amphitheatre
Trust: website | founding
of | banner
of | Paul
Durham (Chief
Executive
of
Chester
City
Council): criticism
of | Chester
Archaeological
Society: comments
about,
Spring
1993 | Insall
and
Associates
commissioned
to
produce conservation
plan,
March
2001- summary of: September 2001 | 'Tourism
study'
commission
awarded
to
York-based Past
Forward May
2001 | "council
has
not
listened
to
public
opinion"- research
finding March
2001 | City
council meeting about
July
5th
2000 | McLean press
release,
"Chester
Amphitheatre-
Living
Partnership"
Nov
2000 | archaeological
investigations
of: 2000 | 2001 | Radio 4 interview 21/12/01 | Ground penetrating Radar survey of: January 2002 | rare tree found in grounds of Dee House | Festival of Archaeology event, 'Chester Amphitheatre brought to Life' 2009 Also photographs of here | Pictures of, and comments about, mural added to the amphitheatre in 2010 | The amphitheatre on the Chester Wiki
Anagrams (Chester)
'Another Place' Anthony Gormley's amazing statues on Crosby beach, photographed by Steve Howe.
Archaeology
&
History
Links
Archers
marks in
City
Wall-
also
Cheshire
and
Welsh
archers.
Arthur (King): coronation
of at
Caerlion
(Geoffrey
of
Monmouth) | his
visit
to
Carlion: description of
town
(T.H.White:
The
Once
and
Future
King)
Ark Royal (Royal Navy aircraft carrier): Birth of the Ark Royal 1950 by Edward Chambré Hardman, also anonymous photograph of its launch.
Ayerton (Maxwell):
architect
of
first Wembley
Stadium and
of St. Werburgh's
Row opposite
Cathedral
1935
B Top
of
page
Bakehouse
and
Brewery (of
Chester
Abbey)
Bandstand (on
the
Groves): 1920s
photograph
of | photograph
of ('Foggy
Sunday') | Colour photograph of
Bank of Scotland: proposed new canalside development, March 2004
Barbet (Tony):
entepreneur-
proposed
(unsuccessfully)
development
for amphitheatre 1987
Barfoot
and
Wilkes: 18th
century
authors
of
the Chester
Directory-
comments
about state
of
streets in
early
times | fabled origin of
city
Barnaby's Tower- remains of 13th C tower
on SE corner of City Walls
Baron's
War 1264: preparations
for
Barrow
Field or Lady
Barrow's
Hey:
former
site
of Infirmary.
Batenham (George)
author
&
illustrator: Bridgegate | site
of Roman
Garden | Northgate
Street
Bath
Houses: Roman:
site
of Grosvenor
Precinct | Roman: Watergate
Street | Roman: 'Elliptical
Building' | Roman: Prestatyn,
North
Wales-
also here
Baths (swimming): Floating
baths on
River
Dee | City
Baths
| Northgate
Arena (inc photo) / future of? | Greenwood's proposed
outdoor
baths
on The
Groves | Chester's first baths
and
wash
houses
once stood near
Watertower- picture of
Bear
&
Billet
Inn (Lower
Bridge
Street) | Louise Rayner painting of
Beatles:
played
in
Chester
at Royalty
Theatre and Riverside
Ballroom
| connection
with 'Nowhere' by River Dee
Bede ('the Venerable'):
monk at
Jarrow
in
North
East
England
first
half
eighth
century-
author of great History
of
the
English
Church
and
People. Reference to early Christian persecutions in the "City
of
the
Legions".
Bedward
Row,
near
former
Infirmary
Bibliography of this site and further reading list.
Bigg (William):
description
of
Chester
from
his
work Ten
Day's
Tourist;
or
Sniffs
of
The
Mountain
Breeze: 1865
Blackburn (William): leading
prison
architect:
consulted
about gaol
at Chester
Castle
Black Friars: medieval Dominican religious community
Black
&
White
Picture
Place :
fine
photographic
and
digital
services
Blacon Online website
Blue
Bell
Inn,
Northgate
Street | ghost
of | Louise Rayner painting of
Bluecoat
School,
Northgate
Street
Bolingbroke (Henry,
Duke
of
Lancaster):
in
1399
deposed
Richard
II-
who
was
murdered
in
prison
the
following
year-
and
was
elected
King
Henry
IV
Borrow (George) Traveller
and
author
of Lavengro, Wild
Wales etc:
of Moel
Fammau | of Cheshire
cheese
and
ale | Chester Castle (from Lavengro). The complete text of Wild Wales may be read and downloaded here... highly recommended.
Boswell (James):
friend
and
biographer
of
Dr.Samuel
Johnson;
description
of
Chester, 1779
Boughton: suburb of Chester and the city's ancient place of execution. 'Spital Boughton's Litany of Death and Martyrdom' by Tony Cummings and Steve Howe | evidence of Roman temple discovered at: Oct 2002 | Gallows shown on various old maps of Chester | The 'Boughton Gold Rush'
Bradshaw (Henry):
Monk
of Chester
Abbey;
description
of Chester 1500 | founding
of St. John's
Church | King Edgar rowed on the Dee to St. John's by lesser kings
Brandreth (Gyles):
Member of Parliament
for
City of Chester 1991-97: anagrams of
name
| comments about cost of staying at the Grosvenor Hotel
Brassey, Thomas (1805-1870) Consummate railway engineer born at Buerton near Chester. Built Chester Railway Station and laid thousands of miles of line throughout the world. Brief biography at Wikisource.
Brereton (Sir
William): leader
of
local
Parliamentary
forces
during
Civil
War: Home
of
Brewery (Northgate)-
also here. Gallery of photographs of | Lion Brewery:
Park
- and here | gallery of pictures of | Lost breweries of Chester
Bridges: Old
Dee - photograph
of | 1938 railway poster of | other views of | Grosvenor
Bridge
chapter - photograph
of |
Queen's
Park Suspension Bridge- 1920s
photo
of | 1960s
photo
of |snowy
photograph
of | Bridge
of
Sighs
chapter I | II | also here | 'Under
the
Bridge
of Sighs'
photograph
Bridgegate
chapter I | II | Bridgegate
Bridge
Street: 1960s views
of in
decayed
condition | vanished pubs of
British
Telecom: acquisition
of Dee
House-
reminisciences
of
telephone
exchange
Brocklebank (Rev.Thomas):
description
of
Chester
1696
'Broken Shin Row' in Lower Bridge Street: paintings by Louise Rayner and photographs.
Brooksbanks wine merchants and publicans in Lower Bridge Street.
Brown (Charles,
Alderman):
laid
out
western
end
of The
Groves 1880-1
Brown's
of
Chester: venerable
Chester
department
store.
Family
donated The
Meadows to
city
1926 | Brown's/Debenham's extension destructive
to
archaeology
Bryant
Homes:
housing
development
at
former Infirmary
Building (2000
years
of
Festival)
Burials at Overleigh Cemetery | of heroic old soldier on traffic island near Castle.
Byron (John,
first
Baron):
commander
of
defending
forces
during
Siege
of
Chester
1645 | ordered
destruction
of
outlying
buildings,
including
tower
of St. John's
Church
C Top
of
page
Cafe (White
House, near
River
Dee, Boughton): handcoloured
photo
of
Camden (William):
description
of
Chester
1607
Camera
Obscura on Bonewaldesthorne's
Tower
Canal (Shropshire
Union) near
Morgan's
Mount | Towpath
improvements | history
of-
also here | old
photographs
of |
See
also Cow
Lane
Bridge | Hoole
Lane
Locks: photograph
of | Northgate
Locks: photograph
of | Canalside:
photograph
of | Bank of Scotland proposed developments next to: March 2004
Castle
chapter I | II | View from (Agricola Tower), 1965
Castle
Drive
Cathedral chapter I | II | III | IV origins
of | St.Werburgh | shrine
of | view
of from
McGahey's 'View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855' | seen
from Phoenix
Tower,
mid-19th
century | refectory | choir
stalls and
misericords | carved
13th
c elephant | cloisters-
photograph
of | 'Devil's
footprint' in
cloisters | the Chester
Imp | new
nave
floor
and archaeological
investigations | consistory
court | dissolution
of
abbey | decayed
state
of | restorers
of | 'Cathedral Square' failed proposals |official
website
of
CDTS (Chester-Deeside
Transport
System): 'A
Virtual
Stroll
Along
the
Mickle
Trafford-Deeside
Railway' (lengthy
illustrated
guided
walk
showing
images of the old steam line, changes
since
the Sustrans cycleway
was
constructed
and
outlining
extensive objections
to
busway) | Best source of information: letters to this website and the local press in favour of the busway and (very much in the majority: currently 17 pages) opposing it | 'Notes for a controversial history' | press release by Chester City Council about the cancellation of CDTS: Feb 11th 2003 Also on this page hard-hitting editorial from Chester Evening Leader 12th Feb 2003: 'Lessons to be learned from the CDTS fiasco'
Cemetery (Overleigh): history of / notable burials | gallery of photographs | Chester City Council's Tales of Overleigh Cemetery | The Overleigh Cemetery Database Online
Chapel
of St. Mary
de
Castro (at
Castle)
Chambre-Hardman (Edward,
1898-1988):
consummate
landscape
and
portrait
photographer
with
studios
in
Chester
and
Liverpool: gallery
of
photographs | Old
Dee
Bridge
Charles
I (King):
in
Chester
during Civil
War |
execution
of
Cheese (Cheshire): store
at
old Linen
Hall | George
Borrow's
impressions
of
Chester
Amphitheatre
Trust: website | see
also amphitheatre | initiative for
funding
excavation,
Autumn
2000 | banner
Chester
Archaeological
Society: (celebrated
its
150th
anniversary
in
1999)- comments
about amphitheatre and
Dee
House,
Spring
1993 | members of responsible for discovery and early exploration of amphitheatre | led campaign to save amphitheatre in 1930s | crucial
role in preserving amphitheatre
'overlooked'
| official website of
Cheshire West and Chester
Council website
Chester Cake: a 1950s speciality
of Griffith's Bakery, Northgate Street
Chester Civic Trust: website | criticism of 1987 Barbet plan for amphitheatre | February 2000 meeting about amphitheatre | objection to Kaleyards development proposals | supported Old Port office blocks | appeal for preservation of Police HQ Feb 2001 | critical comments about redevelopment of the Royalty Theatre, May 2001 | comments about proposed Northgate redevelopment August 2002 | comments about proposed HBOS canalside development, March 2004
Chester,
Cheshire
&
N.Wales
Links
I | II
Chester-
contemporary
images: gallery
of
Chester-
old
views: view
of
city 1753 | McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon 1855
(highly
detailed-
page
includes
links
to
enlarged
sections
of
original)
Chester-
old
maps: Braun's 1571
(also
index
of
maps and aerial
photographs) | Speed's 1610 | Van
den
Keere's 1610 | Batenham's 1816 | Hemingway's 1836 (but
based
upon
an
earlier
view
of
the
city
as
it
appeared
in
1645)
Chester-
aerial
photographs: Newtown 1967 | River
Dee
and
city 1969 | Cathedral 1969 | River
Dee early
20th
c | building
of Inner
Ring
Road 1965
Chesters overseas: links to other Chesters in the USA and Canada!
Chester Mystery Plays: official
website | gallery of images of
1992
cycle
by
Steve
Howe (expanded January 2013)
Chester Philharmonic Orchestra: history of | website of
Chester Royal Infirmary: see Infirmary
'Chewing
Gum
Girl' buried
in
Overleigh
Cemetery | photographs of grave
Cholmondeley, Sir Hugh. 17th century Chester landowner. Owner of mansions in Northgate Street and near to St. John's Church.
Christians (early
Cs
in
Chester)
Cinemas: a brief history of cinema in Chester | Odeon,
Northgate
Street | part II | also here | early cinema in medieval St. Nicolas'
Chapel also here | Gaumont Palace, Brook Street | Tatler/Classic, Foregate Street | ABC Regal, Foregate Street | Park, Saltney | Majestic, Brook Street | Other cinemas | Cinema advertisments
Civil
War: King
Charles
I in
Chester
during | attack
upon North
Wall | breach
made
in
wall
near Newgate, September,
1645 | Hemingway's map
showing
defences
Clock (Eastgate) | Chester's oldest public clock at Leadworks- until being (temporarily) stolen!
Cockpit:
built 1619 in today's Roman
Garden | cock fights indulged in during race week at the Roodee | cockpit at 18th century Elephant and Castle Inn, Eastgate Street.
Cole (William):
pupil
of
Thomas
Harrison,
completed Grosvenor
Bridge
Comberbach (Roger) City
Recorder
1700 | built Dee
House 1730
Commercial,
industrial
and
archaeological
photography
at
the
B&W
Picture
Place
Convents: Ursuline at
Dee
House-
also here | St. Mary's,
site
of
Police
headquarters and new HQ building- also here
Cop- defensive earthwork constructed 16th c to seperate River Dee from Roodee
Conway, an ancient walled town in North Wales. Description of | gallery of photographs of
Cortes Island (beautiful island off coast of British Columbia, Canada): photographs by author
Cothi (Lewys
Glyn):
15th
century
Welsh
bard;
damning
poems
about the people of
Chester
County
Hall inc discussion of controversial sale of to Chester University, Autumn 2009.
Crane Street / New Crane Street: pictures of changes. Also mentioned in Roodee chapters...
Cromwell (Oliver):
ordered
castles-
such
as
Liverpool-
to
be
demolished...
Cross (High
or The Cross):
formerly displayed at Roman
Garden 1949-75
Croughton (Charles):
laid
out
eastern
part
of The
Groves in 1725
Court (Chester
Crown)
at
Castle | also here | new County
courthouse on
amphitheatre
inc.
illustration
| opening of: June 2001 inc.
illustration | aerial photograph of: 2001 | mysterious appearance of (?) on 1993 map
Cow
Lane:
old
name
of Frodsham
Street | Cow
Lane
Bridge-
also aerial
view
of from
McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon 1855 | aerial
photograph
of 1960s | 1960s photograph of
Cullinan (Edward,
architect):
hotel
plan
for amphitheatre
Cup (Chester
Gold) prize for horse racing on the Roodee
Customs
House,
Watergate
Street- also splendid 17th C pub of same name
Cycling: contra-flow cycle
lane
in Northgate
Street | threatened greenway on
former Mickle
Trafford-Deeside
railway | Chester Cycling Campaign website and egroup | Merseyside Cycling Campaign website | Sustrans website
D Top
of
page
Dead
Men's
Room in
Northgate
Gaol
Deanery
Field-also here and here | numerous
Roman sculptures and
memorials
found
in
city
wall
at |
Dee (River)
chapter I | II | silting
of | map
of
silting | River
Dee
Company | millers
of | snowy
photograph
of | old
photographs
of | 19th c. photograph of Mills
Dee
House built
1730
(see
also amphitheatre): history
of | development
proposals
for- also here and here | 'artists
impression' of- also here | seen
through Newgate (drawing) | aerial
view
of -also here
Defoe (Daniel):
celebrated
author
of Robinson
Crusoe etc;
description
of
Chester
c.1690 | comment
about
decayed
state
of cathedral
Deva: (Roman:
'The
Goddess')
Fortress name: future site
of
Chester
Deva
Roman
Centre:
unsuccessful
plan
for amphitheatre by Tony
Barbet | Private
Eye comments
about .
Dive Bar, Lower Bridge Street: photo of 1960
Domesday
Book:
Chester's
entry
in.
See
also Norman
conquest of
Chester
Donors: the good people who've donated to keep this site
growing- thank you all!
Douglas (John):
Chester
architect:
restored St. John's
Church | designed Eastgate
Clock | designed features in Grosvenor Park | rebuilt Shoemaker's Row, Northgate Street |
buried
at Overleigh
Cemetery | gallery of notable burials at
Drink (strong):
long
enjoyed
in
Chester
Droop J P;
archaeologist,
worked
with Prof
Newstead at amphitheatre
E Top
of
page
Earl's
Eye (River
Dee): photos
of
in
flood
Easter: 'At
Easter
the
wind
is
at
Chester':
proverb
1611
Eastgate chapter I | II | The
Eastgate | photograph
of (foggy
night)
Eastgate
Clock
Eastgate
Street: origin
of | lost pubs of
Edgar (King, 'the peacemaker'):
Rowed on the River Dee to St. John's Church by six lesser kings, AD 973
Edgar's
Field (Handbridge)
Edward Chambré Hardman (1898-1988): distinguished Liverpool and Chester photographer. Selection of his work here.
English
Heritage: website
of | policy
on amphitheatre- and here | objections to development on The Groves (Spring 2009)
Environmental
Links
Ermine: pub (now 'Flookersbrook'),
Hoole Road: changing
face
of
Exchange,
Northgate
Street.
Forerunner
of Town
Hall
F Top
of
page
Farrall (Andrew): Head
of
Planning,
Chester
City
Council: comments
about amphitheatre | in
favour
of
retaining
and
developing Dee
House | comments
about
Amphitheatre
Trust banner | in
favour
of
London
&
Amsterdam Northgate development | in
favour
of CDTS 'guided
busway'....
Fiennes (Celia):
description
of
Chester,
1698
Figueiredo (Peter
de): former
city
council
Conservation
Officer. Less-than-fondly
remembered
locally
for
such
as
the roof
added
to
the
medieval Thimbleby's
Tower,
the
bollards
around the
city
centre
and
the
flagpoles
in Market
Square. Connection
with
development
on amphitheatre.
Fireman's
Square (off
Northgate
Street)
Fire
Station: (former) Northgate
Street
Fishing: Dee
Salmon | and here
Flavius (pseudonym: actual
name
unknown): "Going
Round
in
Circles:
a
Tale
of
Arrogance,
Avarice
and
Hypocrisy
at
Chester's
Roman
Amphitheatre"
Football: predates
horse
racing
at the Roodee (eventually banned) | Chester
City
FC
Links: Singing
the
Blues | Unofficial
Guide | Official
Club
Site | Chester
City
&
Conference
Links.
Foregate
Street: origins
of | vanished pubs of
Fountains
Roundabout,
1960s: end
of
Northgate Street
Fox-Talbot (Henry):
inventor
of
the
negative-positive
process:
photograph
of
old
Exchange,
Northgate
Street,
1840s
Frodsham
Street: origin
of- also here inc Greenwood
development
proposals | 1960s photograph of | vanished pubs of
G Top
of
page
Gaols:
see Prisons
Garden (Roman):
see Roman
Garden
Gates: Peppergate (also
known
as Newgate or Wolfgate) | modern Newgate | Northgate | Eastgate | Watergate | Bridgegate | St. Martin's
Gate | Kaleyard
Gate |
Shipgate
| Cowgate (vanished):
near
Cow
Lane
Bridge | West
Gate: Roman
(vanished)
site
of
Holy
Trinity
Church and South
Gate:
Roman
(vanished)
near
St.Michael's
Church | Swine
Sty
Postern (vanished)
formerly
in
Kaleyards
Gee (Henry): Founding
father
of Chester
Races: 'Gee-Gees'
Genealogy
Links
George
Street: old
views
of | lost pubs of
Ghosts!- Cavalier's Lady at Blue
Bell
Inn | "chill
presence"
in Pied
Bull cellar | Red
Lion (all three in Northgate Street) | at George
&
Dragon | Old lady at Dee
House | Old lady and overalled worker at Chester Leadworks | at H. Samuel's Jewellers, corner of Frodsham Street and Foregate Street, site of the ancient Bear's Paw Inn | at Barlows pub in Bridge Street (closed March 2001) | at the curiously-misspelled Marlbororough Arms in St. John Street | 'evil presence' and figure in brown in former police cells beneath Town Hall | Jack the fireman at the old fire station (now Chez Jules french restaurant) in Northgate Street.
Giraldus
Cambrensis ('Gerald
of
Wales');
description
of
Chester
1189
Gladiators | illustrations
of
'Glass Slug'- exceedingly ugly new council offices proposed for the city in 2004 but never built.
Gloverstone outside
Chester
Castle
(plus
photograph)
Greenwood (Charles: City Engineer and Surveyor): designed the second Queen's Park Suspension Bridge 1923 | Greenwood
Development
Plan (1944):
proposals
for Inner
Ring
Road | The
Groves
&
Grosvenor
Park | the amphitheatre (inc
splendid
drawing) | Goblin
Tower (also
known
as Dille's
Tower or Pemberton's
Parlour)
Godwin, Arthur. Engravings and watercolours of Old Dee Bridge and River Dee | of Chester Cathedral
Gorse
Stacks: 'Millennium
Wall'
proposals
for
1995
-
also here
Great
Eastern (passenger
ship,
launched
1858):
length
of
marked
in city
wall
Greyfriars: religious
community | let
out
church
to
sailors
1529
Grosvenor
Bridge chapter | view
of from
McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855 | watercolour of, 1869 | building
of
Grosvenor
Hotel: origins
of
&
political
events
at
Grosvenor Motor Company Ltd: large showroom opened in Lower Bridge Street in 1962 on the site of Rotten Row: paintings and photographs
Grosvenor Park
Grosvenor
Precinct | photo of building of, 1965
Grosvenor
Road / Grosvenor Street | vanished pubs of
Grosvenor Place: photograph of c. 1963
Groves (The): history
and
old
photographs
of | old
photogtraph
of | 1950s
traffic
on | photograph
of ('foggy
Sunday') | controversial development proposals for
Guildhall: see Holy
Trinity
Church
Gummer (John,
former
Conservative
Environment
Minister
):
criticism
of
McLean's
court
development
on amphitheatre (Construction
News, May
2000)- also here and here (Estates
Gazette May
2000)
H Top
of
page
Halley (Edmond)
of
comet
fame;
description
of
Chester-
and
of
a
rare
triple
rainbow
around
the
sun
seen
from
the Phoenix
Tower,
1697 | in
charge
of Mint
at
Chester
Castle
Hamilton (Lady):
mistress
of
Lord
Nelson
Handbridge: burnings
of | vanished pubs of
Handel composer:
stayed
at
Golden
Falcon
Inn,
Northgate
Street
in
1741. Rehersed Messiah at
Cathedral
Handel's Court Gallery: a showcase for fine artists and craftsmen from Chester, Cheshire and North Wales. The author's studio is based here.
Hanging,
Drawing
and
Quartering
Harbour
Wall (Roman)
at
the
Roodee
Harbours:
auxilliary,
of
Chester
Hartley (Jesse):
celebrated
engineer
responsible
for
the
magnificent
masonry
in Liverpool
Docks:
surveyor
and
clerk
of
works
for
building
of Grosvenor
Bridge
Harrison (James):
architect:
rebuilt Holy
Trinity
Church | enlarged Chapel
of
St. Nicolas 1854
| restored St. Olave's Church 1858-9
Harrison (Thomas-
no
relation
to
above) 1744-1829. prolific
Chester
architect,
inc Watergate
House | Grosvenor
Bridge | Northgate | Chester
Castle | faults
at | restored St.Mary-on-the-Hill 1861-2 (Also here)
| Northgate | lived
at Folliot
House,
Northgate
Street
and later St. Martin's Lodge opposite Castle | built the first grandstand on the Roodee 1819
Hastings (Henry):
description
of
Chester,
c1620
Hawthorne (Nathaniel),
author
and
US
consul
in
Liverpool,
visited
Chester
in
1853
Haygarth (John): pioneering
18th
c
physician
at
Chester
Royal
Infirmary
Hemingway (Joseph):
19th
century
Chester
guide
and
author: comments
about Civil
War
siege | map
of
defences from
his Panorama
of
the
City
of
Chester (1836) | Water
Tower
Gardens (Tower
Field) | Lower
Lane | Shipping,
Cheshire
cheese
&
House
of
Industry | Chester
Races | Grosvenor
Bridge | Dee
salmon
fishery | mistaken
view
about
city
walls | description
of
view
from Phoenix
Tower | fire
prevention,
Northgate
Street | quality
of
medical
care
at
the Infirmary | lengthy description of the Rows
Henry James (1843-1916), US novelist. Quotes about Chester
History
&
Archaeology
Links
Holy
Trinity
Church, Watergate
Street (inc
picture) | during Inner
Ring
Road
construction | view
of (1753) | site
of
Roman West
Gate
Hoole: a Virtual Stroll Around Hoole | Hoole business directory | vanished pubs of
Hoole
Lane
Locks: photograph
of
Hoole
Alexandra
Park: photograph
of | poor quality improvements to
Hoole
Online (website launched
August
2001- not, sadly, updated much since...)
'Hoole Heroes':
2001 photographs of popular locals
'Hop
Pole
Paddock'- plan
for
park
at
Kaleyards
Horsegate or Capelgate- long-vanished small postern next to the Bridgegate
Horse
racing at
the Roodee (oldest
racecourse
in
Britain): brief
history | origins
of
Chester
Races | official
website
Hospital: Chester
Royal
Infirmary-
also here |
Countess
of
Chester: website | a comprehensive- and excellent- history of Chester's hospitals
Hotels: Mill- website
of | old
photographs
of -
and here | support
for amphitheatre excavation | Grosvenor: origins
of |
Howard (John):
founder
of
Howard
League
for
Penal
Reform:
criticised
conditions
in
Chester
1783 | comments
about Northgate
Gaol
Hugh
of
Avranches-
know
as Lupus (the
wolf):
first
Norman
earl
of
Chester
Hughes (Thomas):
Chester
guide
and
author,
inc. Stranger's
Handbook
to
Chester (1856):
brief biography of | comments
about railway | Infirmary
excavations | Overleigh
Cemetery | St.John's
Church-
also bells and
West
Tower
of
same | decayed
state
of cathedral | The
Deanery
Field ("The
Green
on
the
Walls") | strong
drink in
Chester
(antiquity
of) | Northgate
gaol | photographs of grave in Overleigh Cemetery
Hughes (Thomas, QC): Chester resident and judge, author of Tom Brown's Schooldays: brief biography of
Hussey (R. C.):
architect,
restored St. John's
Church 1860-66
and
Cathedral
I Top
of
page
Independent (The):
critique
of
a
free
supplement, The
Top
50
Places
to
go
in
Chester,
published
in
March
2001
Infirmary (Chester
Royal) chapter | Also here | photo of during Inner Ring Road construction c1964/5 (see next entry) | gallery of old photographs of
Inner
Ring
Road: building
of (photographs) | also here | building
of | building
of:
aerial
views
Inns
and
brewers
Insall (Donald):
architect.Comments
about amphitheatre (from Conservation
in
Chester) | Insall
and
Associates
commissioned
to
produce
amphitheatre conservation
plan,
March
2001-
also
brief
biography
of | report
on Abbey
Green
Internet
&
Macintosh
Links
Irvine (Lord
Chancellor):
connection
with amphitheatre courthouse
scandal
(John
Gummer: Estates
Gazette May
2000)-
also here | amusing quip about
by
Ronnie
Corbett...
J Top
of
page
Jacobite
Rebellion: prisoners
of
at
Chester
Castle
James (Henry
1843-1916):
description
of
Chester
from
his
1903
novel The
Ambassadors | comment
about
cathedral choir
stalls
Javelin
Men:
Chester's
forgotten
'Beefeaters'
who guarded the Judge's coach en route to the Assizes (inc
photograph) | Also photographs here
Jonas (Mary):
mother
of 33
children:
buried
in
Overleigh
Cemetery
Jousting
Croft on
modern
Kaleyards
Judge's
Chair: relic of 18th
century racing
at
the
Roodee
Jubilee
Tower (By
Thomas
Harrison:
on
top
of Moel
Fammau)
K Top
of
page
Kaleyard
Gate
chapter I | II | history
of | Sir
William
Brereton: reference
to
Kaleyard
Steps: photograph
of (foggy
night)
Kaleyards: view
of from
McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855 | features
of- also here | Ethel
Austin development
proposals
for
Kirkland (C.M):
US
visitor;
description
of
Chester, 1848
King (Daniel):
author
of
the Vale
Royal
of
England (1651):
description
of Chester
Castle from | description
of
Cheshire
people (1656)
King
Charles'
Tower (also
known
as Newton or Phoenix
Tower )
King's
Arm's
Kitchen ('The
Honorable
Incorporation
of
the'): remarkable
public
house
at
the
Eastgate- main
article
about here
King's
Buildings (1776)-
inc
photograph
King Street: old and new | photograph by author
Kingsley (Charles):
author
of The
Water
Babies and Alton Locke, from where comes his famous poem The
Sands
of
Dee (included here),
became
a
Canon
of Chester
Cathedral in
1869.
King
Street:
formerly
known
as Barn
Lane- also here | fate
of
in Greenwood
Plan inc
photograph
of
changed
course
of
due
to
Inner
Ring
Road
construction | Photograph of | King Street yesterday and today photographs
L Top
of
page
Lamb Row: picturesque 17th century buildings in Bridge Street: gallery of
Lamb Stores (Brooksbank's): pictures of
Langtrey (Edward): tragic
husband
of
the
'Jersey
Lily':
buried
at
Overleigh
Cemetery
1897 | photographs of his grave
Langtree (Stephen),
Chairman
of
the Chester
Civic
Trust: comments
about amphitheatre | enthusiasm
for hotel at
same
Laud (Graham):
description
of
Chester
from
his Life
of
Dickens (1939)
Leadworks near canal, inc photographs of rare 18th century Shot Tower. Also view from top of Shot Tower immediately before redevelopment: Jan 2003 | A Leadworks puzzle: the grave of 'Mad Jack' Mytton's horse. | Gallery of Leadworks photographs
Leather: GoodHiding fine leather goods handmade in Chester
Legecaester Saxon
name
for
Chester | and here
Leland (John):
description
of
Cheshire
folk,
1540
Lewis
Carroll and
others:
references
to
the Cheshire
Cat
Library: Town
Hall
Square- planned redevelopment
of
Linen
Hall- inc 1896 map of site. Formely stood at the end of Stanley Place. Area now used for racehorse stabling.
Links: Chester,
Cheshire
&
North Wales
I | II | History
&
Archaeology | Photography | Internet
&
Macintosh | Environmental | Genealogy | Miscellaneous
Little Abbey Gateway: see Abbey Gateway
Little
St. John
Street near amphitheatre
Liverpool: contemporary images | pictures of old Liverpool | Liverpool
Links
Liverpool
Arms,
Northgate
Street
Llewelyn,
Prince
of
Wales
Lockwood (Thomas):
Chester
architect:
buried
in
Overleigh
Cemetery
Lockwood (Philip):
architect
of what
is
now Chester
Library as
a
coachbuilders
and
motor
showroom,
1913.
London
&
Amsterdam
Developments: 2001development proposals for
Town
Hall
area
Lorimer's
Row,
Northgate
Street
Louise Rayner: 19th century watercolour artist who produced numerous much-loved images of Chester.
Lucian:
12th
century
monk
of Chester
Abbey. Author
of
first
guidebook
to
the
city, 'De
Laude
Cestrie'.
M Top
of
page
Matthews (Keith,
archaeologist): website | comments
about
2000 amphitheatre dig |
McDonald's:
opened
close
to Cathedral and Town
Hall (satirical
photograph
here) | McSpotlight
website (excellent)
Macintosh
&
Internet
Links
Map (Chester
Virtual
Stroll route
map)
Maps: Braun's 1571
(also
index
of
maps
and aerial
photographs) | Hollar's 1656
(detail
of:
amphitheatre
site) | Speed's 1610 | Van
den
Keere's 1610 | Batenham's 1816 | Hemingway's 1836 (but based upon an earlier view of the city as it appeared in 1645)
Maps revealing the locations of some of Chester's vanished inns (links at bottom of page).
Malmesbury (William
of):
Description
of
Chester
1125
Market
Hall: changing
face
of | 1960s
photographs
of interior | photo of parade outside, 1930s
Market
Square (see
also Town
Hall
Square):
real marketplace for
centuries | features
of inc
Louise
Raynor
illustration | 19th
century photograph of | 1990s photograph of
Marsh (George):
burned
at Boughton for
preaching
the
'heretical'
doctrine
of
Martin
Luther,
1555
Martin's (Saint
M's
Gate)
chapter
Mason (David,
Dr):
archaeologist
and
author
(inc Roman
Chester,
City
of
the
Eagles 2001):
comments
about amphitheatre development | part
of Insall
and
Associates, commissioned
to
produce
amphitheatre conservation
plan,
March
2001 | Grosvenor
Precinct bath
house
Mason's
marks on city
walls
Mc Gahey (John): View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855. Enlargements
from
same: Old
Port | Kaleyards | Grosvenor
Bridge | St.John's
Church | Cathedral | Northgate
McLean (David,
Developments
Ltd):
acquisition
of
land
adjoining amphitheatre | plan of
same | 'secret'
talks
over
plans
to
build hotel at
amphitheatre
Meadows (The): view
of from
White
House
Cafe | photos
in
flood | development
proposals
for | photographs of by Steve Howe
Melville (Herman):
author
of Moby
Dick,
etc;
brief
anecdote
about
Chester,
1856
Mercia
Square:
poor
quality
of development at | further discussion inc adjoining Kaleyards area here | photographs of 1960s precinct
Mickle
Trafford-Deeside
railway: 'a
virtual
stroll
along' (lengthy
illustrated
guided
walk
showing
changes
since
Sustrans
cycleway
was
constructed
and
outlining
objections
to
busway)
Midsummer
Shows on
the
Roodee
Militia
Buildings formerly
on
site
of
Police
HQ | Picture
of | more pictures of here
Millennium
Wall: 1995
proposals
for
Gorse
Stacks/
Cattle
Market
area
'Millers
of
Dee'
Milward (Annie
Jane):
grandmother
of John
Lennon:
born
at
the Bear
&
Billet pub,
Lower
Bridge
Street,
in
1873
Minerva (Roman
Goddess): in
situ shrine
in
Edgar's
Field,
Handbidge
Mint at
Chester
Castle
| "Seven
mint
masters
in
the
city In
the
time
of
King
Edward"- Domesday Book
Miscellaneous
Links
Moel
Fammau,
Moel
Fenlli
and
Moel
y
Gaer (Welsh
hills
near
Chester)
Monmouth (Geoffrey
of):
medieval
chronicler
of
King
Arthur
etc-
references
to 'Caerleon'
Morgan's
Mount
Morton (H.V):
long
description
of
Chester
from
his In
Search
of
England (1924) | the Wishing
Steps from
same
Moses
Griffith (1747-1819):
consummate
watercolourist:
paintings
of Chester
Castle | Old
Dee
Bridge | Northgate | Jubilee Tower | website about
Murage:
tax
for
maintainance
of
city
walls
Mystery
Plays: official
website | gallery of images of
1992
cycle
by
Steve
Howe (updated January 2013)
Mytton: 'Mad Jack':
sportsman and eccentric, brief biography- and a mystery about a racehorse's grave in Chester...
Musicians: fine photography for musicians and artistes
N Top
of
page
Naked Round the Walls! A hilarious true story by by Simon Catterall
Nemesis,
Roman
Goddess
of
amphitheatres
and
of
retribution:
shrine
(nemesium)
at amphitheatre
New Crane Street: photos of 1950s/60s
Newgate
chapter | Newgate
Street
and
Row |
modern Newgate inc
illustration
Newstead (Professor
Robert):
entomologist
and
archaeologist; Infirmary
excavations | amphitheatre | photograph of grave in Overleigh Cemetery
Nine
Houses,
Park
Street
Norman
conquest of
Chester: city's
entry
in Domesday
Book
Northgate Street chapter I | II | III | view
of from
McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855 | seen
from canal | vanished pubs of
Northgate
Locks: photograph
of
Northgate redevelopment proposals chapter I | II | Chester City Council website about | developer's (London & Amsterdam) website about |
North
Wall
chapter | extensive
Roman masonry in | numerous
Roman
sculptures
and
memorials
found
in
at Deanery
Field and Morgan's
Mount
Norton (Graham. Entertainer):
anecdote
about
Chester
from
BBC
Radio
4's Just
a
Minute, 7/2/2000
'Nowhere',
cottage
near Grosvenor
Bridge | watercolour of by Arthur Godwin
Nuns of St. Mary's also here | 'Nun's Field' | photo of 1965
O Top
of
page
Odeon
Cinema,
Northgate Street | History of plus photographs
Old Coach Row ('Rotten Row'), formerly in Lower Bridge Street
inc painting of by Louise Raynor
Old
Dee
Bridge
chapter I | II | 19th c. photograph of (and Mills) | 19th c. etchings and watercolours of by A. Godwin | 1938 railway poster of by Leonard Squirrel
Olde Lamb vanished pub in Bridge Street
Old Lamb Row: gallery of pictures
Old
Port chapter I | II | from Watertower | view
of from
McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855 | photo of (New Crane St) 1965
Overleigh Cemetery: history of / interesting burials | gallery of photographs | Chester City Council's Tales of Overleigh Cemetery | The Overleigh Cemetery Database Online
Orchestra: Chester Philharmonic: a brief history of | website of
Owen
ap
Gruffydd
P Top
of
page
Parks: Grosvenor | Alexandra (Hoole)
Park
Street
Parkgate (Wirral)
Past
Forward: York-based
company
specialising
in
presentation,
interpretation
and
marketing
of
heritage
sites.
£10,000
'tourism
study',
jointly
funded
by
the
City
Council
and
Chester
Amphitheatre
Trust,
commissioned
May
2001- also here
Pemberton's
Parlour also
known
as Dille's
Tower or Goblin
Tower.
Pennant (Thomas):
long description
of
Chester, 1773 | demolition
of
medieval Eastgate | description of Old Dee Bridge 1778
Penson (Thomas
Wainwaring):
architect
of
Overleigh
Cemetery,
1848-50
People: gallery
of
photographs
Peppergate (also
known
as Newgate or Wolfgate) | legend
about ('shutting
the
Peppergate')
Pepper Street: photos of before and after the Ring Road
Petch (Dennis):
archaeologist
and
curator
of
the
Grosvenor
Museum: NW
Corner
Tower | Grosvenor
Precinct |
Peter
de
Leia (Bishop
of
Lichfield): transferred
See
from
Litchfield
to
Chester
1069
Pevsner (Nikolas):
architectural
critic
and
author:
comments
about Chester
Castle | Bluecoat
School | County
Hall | Fountains
Roundabout
Phoenix
Tower (also
known
as Newton or King
Charles'
Tower) chapter | role
in Civil
War | watercolour of by J. Gresty, 1885
Photographic
restoration at
the
B&W
Picture
Place
Pied
Bull,
Northgate
Street
Police: HQ building
near
Roodee | history of Cheshire Police on thieir own website
Polychronicon: (early history of the world written at Chester Abbey, inc description
of
Chester
in
1342)
Portrait
photography at
the Black & White
Picture
Place
Prestatyn,
North
Wales: Roman
bath
house
Price (John,
Labour City Councillor/Chester City
Council
Leader):
changing
mind
of
re
demolition
of Dee
House: in
favour (Nov
1998) against (July
2000) | criticism of
this
website
for
writing
about
amphitheatre | criticism
of by
Cllr
Michael
Poole | criticism of county council refusal to fund CDTS busway: Sept 2002. Also photograph of | Grossly offensive criticism of character and work of Saltney councillor Klaus Armstrong Braun: Chester Evening Leader 14/11/02 also responses to same.
Prisons: at Northgate | at
the Castle (&
early
20th
c
photo
from
the air) | photograph
of
from
the river | on City
Walls
Road (inc
picture)-
also here
Proctor (Sue. Lib Dem county councillor) criticism of county council decision to refuse funding for CDTS busway, Sept 2002.
Pubs: vanished
Chester
pubs chapters I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | gallery of photographs | maps showing vanished pubs
Pubs
in Northgate
Street | also here | Huxley's
Vaults and
the King's
Arm's
Kitchen ('The
Honorable
Incorporation
of
the'): remarkable
public
house
at
the
Eastgate- main
article
about here | strong
drink long
enjoyed
in
Chester | changing
face
of
the Ermine Inn (now 'The Flookersbrook') | Maps revealing the locations of some of Chester's many vanished inns (links at bottom of page). The Living Pubs of Chester
Q Top
of
page
Quartermaine (George): description
of
Chester, 1737
Queen's
Park Suspension Bridge- plus 1920s
photo
of | 1960s
photograph
of | history
and
old
photo
of | snowy
photograph
of
Queen
Victoria:
opens Grosvenor
Bridge as
13
year-old
princess
in
1832 | organ
used
at
her
coronation
in St.John's
Church
Queen's
School,
City
Walls
Road
Quincey (Thomas
de):
the
'English
Opium
Eater'; description
of
Chester from
his Confessions (1821) | wanderings
near
the
River
Dee | mother's
house
at St.John's
Church
R Top
of
page
Races (Chester
horse races):
See Horse
Racing
Railway (Mickle
Trafford-Deeside,
now
excellent
cycleway
but
threatened
by
CDTS
busway
scheme) | early
Chester
railways | from Bonewaldesthorne's
Tower
Randle
Holme
III (1627-1699):
moving
description
of
state
of
Chester
due
after Civil
War
siege 1645 | siege
damage
in Watergate
Street | carved Phoenix for
Painter's
Guild
on Phoenix
Tower 1658 plus
brief
biography | anagram
of
name in
his
great
work
of
heraldry, The Academy
of
the
Armoury,
1688 | drawing
of
medieval Northgate | drawing of Old Dee Bridge
Ranulf
Higden: monk
of Chester
Abbey and
author
of
the Polychronicon:
description
of
Chester
1342
Ravens: nest
annually
on
the
Town
Hall
and
Cathedral
Rayner (Louise): 19th century watercolour artist who produced numerous much-loved images of Chester.
Recorder's
Steps on The
Groves
Richard the Engineer: master mason of Chester Castle and, among much else, the builder of Flint Castle and St. Werburgh Abbey's choir.
Red
Lion (now Scruffy
Murphy's),
Northgate
Street
Ring Road: see Inner Ring Road
River
Dee
chapter I | II See
also Dee
Robert
de
Limesey (Bishop):
transferred
See
from
Chester
(St.John's)
to
Coventry
1082
'Roman
Garden' chapter | origins
and
history | restoration
of | compared
with amphitheatre
Roman soldiers Photographs of
Roodee chapter I | II | history
of
and
origin
of
name | view
of (1753) | Little (near
Grosvenor
Bridge)
Rows (The) chapter:
extensive illustrated description of by Joseph Hemingway (1836) | brief description of | Rotten Row in Lower Bridge Street: paintings and photographs.
Rowton
Moor (Battle
of:
Sept
24th
1645)- see
also
'Blue
Bell
ghost'
Royal Infirmary: see Infirmary
Royalty
Theatre memories of
(Theatre) Royal,
1773:
St.Nicolas'
Chapel,
opposite Cathedral)
Rudd (Sandra,
city
councillor): incoherent
comments
about amphitheatre
Rufus
Court,
off
Northgate
Street
Ruin The;
early
Saxon
poem
about
abandoned
Roman
towns
Russell (Christine,
MP
for
City
of
Chester):
role
in amphitheatre development | anagrams
of
name
S Top
of
page
Sailor's Home, Liverpool: history inc many photographs and drawings of
Salmon:
see fishing
Sands of Dee: famous poem by Charles Kingsley, Canon of Chester Cathedral and author of 'The Water Babies'.
Scott (Rev
S.
Cooper): rector
and
historian
of
St.John's
Church-
saw West
Tower collapse
1881 | effects
of siege 1645
Scott (Sir
George
and
Sir
Giles
Gilbert):
restorers
of Chester
Cathedral | Sir
Giles
architect
of Liverpool
Cathedral
Siege
of
Chester
1645:
attack
at Roman
Garden | use
of St.John's
Church | strengthening
of North
Wall and
attack
upon | role
of Northgate
Seranus (grafitti
at
amphitheatre) | occasional
satirical
contributor
to
this
website
eg Chester
anagrams
Shipgate | Shipgate 2 | photo
of
in situ | Shipgate re-erected in Grosvenor
Park
Shipgate Street: vanished pubs of
Ship Inn, Handbridge
Shoemaker's Row, Northgate Street inc painting by William Callow
Shot Tower: built 1799, at Chester Leadworks
Shows (Midsummer)
on
the
Roodee
Sighs (Bridge
of)
chapter I | II- also here | 'Under
the
Bridge
of
Sighs': photograph
Simpson (Frank):
Chester
historian: comments
on Lady
Barrow's
Hey | site
of Roman
Garden | removal
of
medieval Eastgate
Skelly Horse- horse's skeleton mounted on a wall in Princess Street, considered good luck for punters at the Roodee...
Skene (George): description
of
Chester, 1729
Skinner's
Lane
Smallest shop in Chester- possibly in the country-
tucked beneath the Eastgate.
Smith (William):
long
description
of
Chester,
1575
Snow: Chester in the Snow, January 2010
Somali Club, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool: photo of | and here
Souter's
Lane near amphitheatre
Speed (John):
cartographer
and
historian; description
of
Chester c1610 | map
of
Chester | comment
about Richard
II
Squirrels (grey)- first introduction to Grosvenor Park
St. Bridget's
Church | also here | and here | view
of from
McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855 | drawing
of | featured in pictures of Old Lamb Row
St. John
the
Baptist
Church
chapter I | II | view
of from
McGahey's View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855 | old
photo
of
from river | ditto here | oak
coffin in
ruins | Thomas
De
Quincey at | seen
from Phoenix
Tower mid-19th
century | aerial photograph of (with amphitheatre) 2001
St. John
the
Baptist (hospital
and
chapel
of):
outside
the
Northgate
St. John's
House (formerly
stood
on
part
of amphitheatre) | foundations uncovered 2001| old photographs of in amphitheatre gallery
St. Martin's Church stood for centuries at St. Martin's Ash, Nicolas Street before being demolished for Inner Ring Road in 1960s. Rare photograph of
St. Martin's
Gate chapter | St. Martin's
Gate
St. Martin's Lodge: home of architect Thomas Harrison
St. Mary's:
community
of
nuns
on
the
present
site
of Cheshire
Police
HQ | Also
references here and here
St. Mary
de
Castro (Chapel
of)
at
Castle
St.Mary-Within-the-Walls ('de Castro', 12th C, also 19th C St. Mary Without-the-Walls)
St. Nicolas (Chapel
of)
near
cathedral
St. Olave's Church, (11th century) Lower Bridge Street.
St. Thomas
á
Becket:
rare
depiction
of
murder
of
on ceiling boss in Cathedral Lady
Chapel | church
dedicated
to
formerly
on
site
of George
&
Dragon pub-
rebuilt
in
19th
c.
across
the
road,
where
still
stands
Stables:
at
old Linen
Hall (still
used
today but due for demolition)
Stanleys,
Earls
of
Derby
& Stanley
Palace
Stanley
Place
Steele (G.H):
description
of
Chester,
1818
Steven Street, Boughton: site of the Boughton Gold Rush 1927.
Strickland (Tim):
former
city
archaeologist,
now
employed
by
commercial
consultants
Gifford's:
comments
about amphitheatre excavation
costs
Sustrans: cycling charity. Builders of the National Cycle Network. Website. Chester's stretch runs along the disused Mickle Trafford-Deeside railway, for years the source of heated controversy regarding a council/business sector plan to build a 'guided busway' along it.
Swift (Jonathan):
churchman, satirist
and
author
inc Gulliver's
Travels and
these amusing but
critical ditties about
Chester
and
its
people.
T Top
of
page
Taylor (Joseph):
description
of
Chester, 1705
Telford (Thomas): great
railway,
bridge
and
canal
builder:
assisted
in
siting
of Grosvenor
Bridge
Temple (Roman): possibly stood on present site of Cathedral | possible inscription from discovered at Boughton: Oct 2002
Theatre: Royalty,
City
Road | Theatre Royal,
1773:
St. Nicolas'
Chapel
Thomas
Hughes:
author
and
Chester
guide:
see Hughes
Thoresby (Ralph):
description
of
Chester
1682
Telford's
Warehouse: website
Titanic:
postcard
of,
article
about
and
links
Tobacco and
snuff
mills
(near
River
Dee): photo
of
Tolls:
at Watergate | old tollhouse near the Northgate
Towers: NW
Corner
Tower | SE
Corner
Tower | Thimbleby's or Wolf | Bonewaldesthorne's | Phoenix (also
known
as the Newton or King
Charles) | Drum and Sadler's- also here | Goblin, Dille's or Pemberton's
Parlour | Watertower | Addleshore (Cathedral
belltower) | Agricola's (at
Castle) | John
Tyrer's (water
tower
at
Bridgegate) | demolished
watchtower
above The
Groves | 'Harre' (above
medieval
Eastgate) | formerly
more towers
Tower
Wharf
chapter | photograph
of in
blizzard
Town
Hall: history of | photograph
of | Louise Rayner watercolour of
Town
Hall
Square (or Market
Square):
real marketplace for
centuries | features
of inc
Louise
Raynor
illustration | planned redevelopment of
area
around-
also here | 19th
century photograph of
Trubshaw's ('of
Staffordshire'):
builders
of Grosvenor
Bridge
Tucker (Norman):
Chester
author;
quote
from
his
novel Master
of
the
Field
(Brian
Beveridge,
Chester
1949) -
also here
Turner (Joseph): architect
of Watergate, Bridgegate, 'Pill-Box
Terrace',
Nicolas
Street
and
the Bridge
of
Sighs,
Northgate
Street. | Photograph of his impressive grave in Overleigh Cemetery.
U Top
of
page
Underground passages etc: "subterranean
constructions,
watercourses,
vaulted
with
passages" (Giraldus
Cambrensis) | "hathe
under
the
erthe
voltes
to
be
meruailede
thro
the
werke
of
ston,
and
other
grete
stones
conteynenge
the
names
and
pryntes
of
Julius
Cesar,
and
of
other
nowble
men" (Ranulph Higden)
V Top
of
page
Vernon (Councillor): comments
on amphitheatre
consultation / forgetfullness about
same
Vertruvius (Roman
architect:
authority
on
fortifications)
Via
Principalis:
main
street
of
Roman
fortress- m,c vbnm,/§ 1qrt678=
modern
Eastgate
and
Watergate
Streets
Volunteer
Drill
Hall,
Albion
Street
W Top of page
Walls (City): maintainance
of | archers
marks in | mason's
marks in | North
wall
chapter | extensive
Roman
masonry
in North
Wall | numerous
Roman
sculptures
and
memorials
found
in
city
wall
at Deanery
Field and Morgan's
Mount | tax
for maintainance
of (murage) | images
of (foggy
night) | recent political arguments regarding failure to maintain
Walter
de
Gherbaud: (briefly)
first
Norman
Earl of
Chester
Watch,
The (wall
guards)
Watergate
and Watergate Street chapter I | II | old pubs of
Watertower
chapter | Watertower or New
Tower | shown on McGahey's 1855 View of Chester from a Balloon
Water
Tower
Gardens
Watkin (W.
Thompson):
author
of Roman
Cheshire 1889: speculation about location of amphitheatre
Watling
Street:
(Roman road) - in
relation
to fortress
Webb (William): Antiquarian:
comments
on
removal
of Greyfriars
steeple | walls
quote | use
of
towers | Bridgegate
Wedding
photography at
the
B&W
Picture
Place
Werburgh (Saint) | shrine
of - also photo of statue on Catholic Chuch (1873) dedicated to her in Park Street
Wesley (Rev
John):
description
of
Chester, 1752
White (T. H.,
author): description of
life
in
Saxon Carlion from
his
novel, The
Once
and
Future
King-
also here
White
House
Cafe (near
River
Dee, Boughton): handcoloured
photo
of
White Friars: medieval Carmelite religious community
William
of
Normandy: conquest
of
Chester &
Castle
Williams (W
J 'Walrus' 1875-1971)
teacher
at
Chester's King's
School and
amateur
archaeologist,
discovered amphitheatre and
Roman
civil
settlement
at
Heronbridge,
both
in
1929
Y Top
of
page
Yacht
Inn,
Watergate
Street:
demolished
for
Inner
Ring
Road
(inc
photograph)
| early
picture
of
Ypres Cloth Hall, Belgium: model for Chester's Town Hall
Z Top
of page
Zoo (Chester: website
of) |
