Chester city walls consist of a defensive structure built to protect the city of Chester in Cheshire, England. Their construction was started by the Romans...
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Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls. The castle...
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dominate the town and the nearby Welsh border. Chester was granted city status in 1541. The city walls of Chester are some of the best-preserved in the country...
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open gate through the Chester city walls, on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix in Chester, Cheshire, England. It...
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history of Chester extends back nearly two millennia, covering all periods of British history in between then and the present day. The city of Chester was founded...
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comparable to Southampton town walls but less than Chester city walls. The Roman city of Carlisle was walled but the mediaeval walls were built to replace timber...
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in Chester, Cheshire, England, which is attached by a spur wall to Bonewaldesthorne's Tower on the city walls. The tower, together with its spur wall, is...
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The Northgate is a gate located in Chester, Cheshire, England, where it carries the city walls footpath over Northgate Street (grid reference SJ404666)...
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Deva Victrix (redirect from Deva (Chester))
town in the Roman province of Britannia on the site of the modern city of Chester. The fortress was built by the Legio II Adiutrix in the 70s AD as the...
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list of notable fortified structures. For city walls in particular, see List of cities with defensive walls. Fossatum Africae Sungbo's Eredo, built during...
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early 4th century BC Roman walls of Córdoba Colchester city walls, built after the Boudiccan revolt c.65–80 A.D Chester city walls, originating as part of...
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Chester Castle Chester Cathedral Chester city walls Chester Racecourse Chester Roman Amphitheatre Chester History and Heritage Chester Rows Chester Zoo...
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The Chester city walls surround what was the extent of the English city of Chester in the medieval period. They started as a defensive structure for the...
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Bath's city walls (also referred to as borough walls) were a sequence of defensive structures built around the city of Bath in England. Roman in origin...
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Phoenix Tower stands at the northeast corner of the city walls in Chester, England. The tower is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as...
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Newgate is an arch bridge carrying the walkway of the city walls over Pepper Street in Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage...
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Bridgegate in Chester, Cheshire, England, forms part of the city walls. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I...
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listed building. List of town walls in England and Wales Caernarfon town walls Chester city walls Derry city walls York city walls Creighton and Higham, p....
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closed, Chester City Corporation tried to have the bridge removed in 1821.[citation needed] Cheshire portal Grade II listed buildings in Chester (north...
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Wirral Peninsula (category Cheshire West and Chester)
border with the rest of the county was placed at "two arrow falls from Chester city walls". However, since the Local Government Act 1972, only the southern...
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2023. "Major buildings: City walls and gates Pages 213-225 A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 2, the City of Chester: Culture, Buildings,...
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Cairo Citadel, Egypt Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda Chester city walls, Chester, England Corradino Lines, Paola, Malta Cottonera Lines, Cottonera...
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the walls one of the twin towers protecting the South Gate still stands, largely intact. List of town walls in England and Wales Chester city walls York...
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face the eastern portion of Chester city walls. The houses are the only surviving pre-19th-century almshouses in Chester. They were built in about 1650...
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to bombard the city wall. By 22 September when the King arrived at Chirk, Jones' guns had already created a breach in Chester's walls. After receiving...
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founded in the late 7th Century by the Anglo Saxons, is outside Chester's city walls on a cliff above the north bank of the River Dee. It is now considered...
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Morgan's Mount (category Grade I listed buildings in Chester)
Morgan's Mount is a structure extending from the north side of the city walls of Chester, in Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List...
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and west walls were thickened and doubled in height to form part of the new city wall. The incorporation of the fort's walls gave the walled area its...
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This list of town walls in England and Wales describes the fortified walls built and maintained around these towns and cities from the 1st century AD...
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Kaleyard Gate (redirect from Kaleyard Gate, Chester)
Kaleyard Gate is a postern gate in Chester city walls, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ406665). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England...
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