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lmost
as
long
as
people
have
been
visiting
the
ancient
and
beautiful
city
of
Chester,
others
have
been
writing
books
to
help
them
find
their
way
around,
and
our
Virtual
Stroll
is
just
the
latest-
but
the
first
to
be
published
exclusively
on
the
World
Wide
Web!• Here is an illuminating selection of Quotations & Comments from distinguished visitors to Chester from the 12th to the 21st centuries.
• Still accurate today after 140 years, a fascinating description (and some pictures) of Chester's unique covered galleries- the Rows written by Joseph Hemingway in 1836.
• A History of the Cinema in Chester by David A Ellis and Steve Howe.
• Some memories of the recently-demolished Chester Royalty Theatre
•
'The
Honorable
Incorporation
of
the
King's
Arms
Kitchen'- A
unique
public
house
at
the
Eastgate,
which,
during
the
18th
and
19th
centuries,
functioned
as
a
satirical
'mock
corporation'. Read
the
fascinating
reminisciences
of
a
'frequenter'
here
•
Along
with
the
old
Kitchen,
many
other
Chester
pubs
have
ceased
to
be.
Here
is
a growing
list of them- currently 218 or thereabouts! This feature has now been expanded from two chapters to four and many new additions have been made.
As with the rest of the Virtual Stroll, your contributions and reminisciences about the lost pubs of Chester are very welcome...
• A comprehensive and fascinating history of our city from earliest times to the present day: Chester: the Fortress of Deva by Phil Jones
A Virtual Stroll Around Hoole is now online, including a useful set of local links...
• A short distance beyond the Eastgate is the suburb of Boughton. Here is an article by Tony Cummings (with additions and pictures by the author): Spital Boughton's Litany of Death and Martyrdom, which tells a little of the area's chequered history.
• The story of a vanished Chester
religious community that for centuries flourished on the site of the recently-demolished Cheshire Police HQ: The Nuns of St. Mary's
• A visit to a fascinating part of our city very different to the Rows and Walls- and the ongoing story of its controversial redevelopment over the last few years: The Old Port
• 'Heroes of Hoole'- 2001 photographic portraits of some popular local characters by Steve Howe
• Chester as she was: a collection of old maps, aerial photographs- and a Victorian view from a balloon! In addition, our galleries of old photographs and drawings of Chester and Liverpool are here (updated and enlarged Feb 07)
• The Chester Gallery and The Liverpool Gallery (also re-written and enlarged February 2007)
• Some images of the 1992 Chester Mystery Plays
• A small collection of amusing and irreverent Chester Anagrams by Seranus
• You and I may enjoy a gentle stroll around Chester's city walls, but Simon Catterall once did things rather differently: a hilarious true story- Naked Around the Walls! (1984). Also enjoy his Youthful Memories of Chester (1974)
• An archive of letters
to
this
site
and
the
local
press
about
the
much-abused Chester
Amphitheatre
(the latest are here) and
the Chester
Virtual
Stroll's
ongoing
illustrated
history
of
this
special,
but
much-abused,
ancient
monument.
In
addition,
here
are
the
complete
text
and
illustrations
from
the
pamphlet
published
in
1932
by
the
Chester
Archaeological
Society
the
last
time
our
City
Council
tried
it
on:
Save
the
Chester
Amphitheatre! Also
some
pictures
of
St. John's
House
and
the
Amphitheatre
Gardens
which
were
demolished
when
the
northern
half
was
excavated.
Finally, here
is
a
dynamite
criticism
by
one
Flavius
of
the
way
the
amphitheatre
and
other
archaeological
issues
have
been
(mis)
handled
over
the
years...
•
Explore
a
former disused
railway
line
running
from
rural
Cheshire,
through
the
city
of
Chester
and
on
into
Deeside-
since
June
2000,
the
location
of
a
superb
new
SUSTRANS
cycletrack
and
footpath-
but
for years threatened
by
a
madcap
council
plan
to
put
a
'guided busway'
on
it...
Join
us
for
our
Virtual
Stroll
Along
the
Mickle
Trafford
Railway-
and
read
a
collection
of
letters
for
and-
very
much
in
the
majority!-
against the
CDTS
busway....
•
At
the
end
of
each
chapter
of
our
tour,
and
also
here,
is
a
feature
entitled
Curiousities
from
Chester's
History,
which
records
many
of
the
remarkable
events
that
have
taken
place
in
and
around
our
city
over
the
last
two
millennia.
To
give
context
to
these,
notable
events
in
world
history
and
the
succession
of
the
Kings
and
Queens
of
England
are
also
included.
• If you'd like to visit another example of a British walled city, here's a brief portrait of beautiful Conwy, fifty or so miles from Chester along the North Wales coast.
• A collection of Links to other sites discovered along the way including: Chester, Cheshire & North Wales, Liverpool, history, archaeology and genealogy, photography, internet & Apple Macintosh, music, environmental and miscellaneous links.
• Oh no, not the holiday snaps! A collection of new images by the author of beautiful Cortez Island off the coast of far-away British Columbia, Canada.
• Another Place- some recent photographs by the author of Anthony Gormley's amazing installation on Crosby beach.
• Occasional ponderings upon things global: If we may...
•
A
selection
of
our
reader's
letters.
Your
contributions,
suggestions
and
constructive
criticism
are
always
welcome! Go
on,
write
to
us-
we
love
to
hear
from
you!
• Advertise to the world on the Chester Virtual Stroll! A custom-designed banner with your company logo and a link directly to your site- go here for details...
•
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• Now
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Introduction
to
Chester,
study
the
route
map
or
go
straight
on
to
the start of our 'virtual stroll' at the
Northgate
(But
if
you're
not
sure
where
to
go,
try
browsing
through
our
A-Z
index or use our Google search).
• All of the original photographs on this site - and many of the older ones- are available to purchase as beautiful, handmade prints- far superior to the online images- in a variety of sizes. Call (01244 345099 / 0775 1521 600) or email for details.
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