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A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls of Chester General
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Bakehouse
and
Brewery
(of
Chester
Abbey)
Bandstand
(on
the
Groves):
1920s
photograph
of
|
photograph
of
('Foggy
Sunday')
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
and
Billet
Inn
(Lower
Bridge
Street)
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 the 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
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. Article: Spital Boughton's Litany of Death and Martyrdom by Tony Cummings
| 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):
MP
for
City of Chester 1991-97-
anagrams
of
name
| comments about Grosvenor Hotel
Brereton
(Sir
William):
leader
of
local
Parliamentary
forces
during
Civil
War:
Home
of
Brewery
(Northgate)-
also
here.
|
Lion:
Park
Street-
and
here
Bridges:
Old
Dee
-
photograph
of
| 1938 railway poster of | other views of |
Grosvenor
Bridge
chapter
-
photograph
of
|
Queen's
Park:
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
|
British
Telecom:
acquisition
of
Dee
House-
reminisciences
of
telephone
exchange
Brocklebank
(Rev.Thomas):
description
of
Chester
1696
Brooksbanks wine merchants and publicans
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)
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
|
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
|
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)
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
Chester
City
Council
|
Chester
Information
Network
| Cheshire
County
Council
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: the Fortress of Deva- a comprehensive history of our city from earliest times to the present day by Phil Jones
'Chewing
Gum
Girl'
buried
in
Overleigh
Cemetery
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
Convent:
Ursuline
at
Dee
House-
also
here
|
St. Mary's,
site
of
Police
HQ-
also
here
Cop- defensive earthwork constructed 16th c to seperate River Dee from Roodee
Cortez 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
Cromwell
(Oliver):
ordered
castles-
such
as
Liverpool-
to
be
demolished...
Cross
(High
or
The
Cross):
at
Roman
Garden
1949-75
Croughton
(Charles):
laid
out
eastern
part
of
The
Groves
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
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 cycletrack 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')
site
of
Chester
Deva
Roman
Centre:
unsuccessful
plan
for
amphitheatre
by
Tony
Barbet
|
Private
Eye
comment
about
Dive Bar, Lower Bridge Street: photo of 1960
Domesday
Book:
Chester's
entry
in.
See
also
Norman
conquest
of
Chester
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
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
|
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 photographer. Selection of his work here.
English
Heritage: website
of | policy
on
amphitheatre-
and
here
|
Environmental
Links
Ermine:
pub,
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
splendours
as
the
ludicrous
roof
needlessly
added
to
the
medieval
Thimbleby's
Tower,
the
wooden
bollards
that
now
disfigure
much
of
our
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
(real
name
unknown):
damning
critique:
Going
Round
in
Circles:
a
Tale
of
Arrogance,
Avarice
and
Hypocrisy
at
Chester's
Roman
Amphitheatre
Football:
predates
horse
racing
at
Roodee
(many
injuries)
|
Chester
City
FC
Links:
Singing
the
Blues
|
Unofficial
Guide
|
Official
Club
Site
|
Chester
City
&
Conference
Links.
Foregate
Street:
origins
of
|
Fountains
Roundabout,
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
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
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
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.
Grey Friars: Franciscan medieval religious community
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 Park
Grosvenor
Precinct
| photo of building of, 1965
Grosvenor
Road
Grosvenor Place: photograph of c. 1963
Groves
(The):
history
and
old
photographs
of
|
old
photogtraph
of
|
1950s
traffic
on
|
photograph
of
('foggy
Sunday')
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
|
Handel
composer:
stayed
at
Golden
Falcon
Inn,
Northgate
Street
in
1741.
Rehersed
Messiah
at
Cathedral
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
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
Lane
Locks:
photograph
of
Hoole
Alexandra
Park:
photograph
of
Hoole
Online
(website launched
August
2001)
'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
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)
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
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
L Top
of
page
Langtree (Edward): tragic
husband
of
the
'Jersey
Lily':
buried
at
Overleigh
Cemetery
1897
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...
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
St. John
Street
near
amphitheatre
Liverpool:
gallery
of
images
|
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
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)
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
Melkin's Prophecy: Arthur and Avalon in North Wales? Fascinating research by Steve Goodwin
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
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
| Also three 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
|
images
of
1992
cycle
by
Steve
Howe
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 true story by by Simon Catterall
Nemesis,
Roman
Goddess
of
amphitheatres
and
of
retribution:
shrine
(nemesium)
at
amphitheatre
New Crane Street: photo of 1965
Newgate
chapter |
Newgate
Street
and
Row |
modern
Newgate inc
illustration
Newstead
(Professor
Robert):
entomologist
and
archaeologist;
Infirmary
excavations
|
amphitheatre
Nine
Houses,
Park
Street
Norman
conquest of
Chester | city's
entry
in
Domesday
Book
Northgate
chapter
I
|
II
|
III
|
view
of
from
McGahey's
View
of
Chester
from
a
Balloon
1855
|
seen
from
canal
|
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
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:
see
cemetery
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: photo of 1965
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:
(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
chapter
I
|
II
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
Q
Top
of
page
Quartermaine
(George): description
of
Chester, 1737
Queen's
Park
Suspension
Bridge:
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
Recorder's
Steps on The
Groves
Richard the Engineer: master mason of Chester Castle and 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
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
Rowton
Moor (Battle
of:
Sept
24th
1645)-
see
also
'Blue
Bell
ghost'
Royalty
Theatre
(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
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
