Founded in 1990 in the ancient and beautiful city of Chester, the Black & White Picture Place offers...


• Beautiful, original photographic prints

• Classic portraiture

• The finest wedding and special occasion photography (new gallery added December 2009)

• Commercial, industrial and archaeological photography

• Expert photographic renovation & repairs- bring that treasured old family photograph back to life!

• Traditional & digital handprinting & processing services

• Apple Macintosh, internet & photographic tuition and no-nonsense website design

• Our image library specialises in the magnificent urban and rural landscape of northwest England and North Wales- and especially the cities of Chester and Liverpool- though we also stock a very wide range of other subjects. We are happy to accept commissions too.


Our sister website,Chester: a Virtual Stroll Around the Walls is a relaxed, but very informative, guided tour of the most complete circuit of Roman, Saxon and medieval city walls in the UK, including lots of original photographs, maps and old illustrations, strirring tales from history, quotes from centuries of Chester's eminent visitors, histories of the city's lost pubs, theatres and cinemas, news of contemporary planning and environmental issues and lots of regularly-updated information for our city's residents and visitors.

If you find our Virtual Stroll stimulating and are planning to visit Chester, you may be interested in our real guided walks! Explore the world-famous Walls and Rows and discover the delights of other parts of our lovely city as well. Depending upon your requirements, we can give your party a quick introductory tour of the city centre or conduct lengthy and detailed study walks upon specific themes, for example, the origins of Chester, the great religious foundations, Chester's historic inns past and present, modern developments in the city and many more.

We are also pleased to offer a similar service for visitors to the great city of Liverpool - contact us for full details!

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