A-Z of Chester

Places-People-History

Mike Royden

• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781445674551
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: History

The history of Chester goes back to its foundation as the Roman camp Deva and the city has remained an important centre for the last 2, 000 years. The Saxons founded the cathedral, the Normans built an imposing castle and the fortifications surrounding the city were developed over the centuries. Chester is now one of the best-preserved walled cities in the country. The city is also famous for its historical black-and-white timbered buildings, which form the Rows in the city centre, where shoppers can walk along a covered shopping arcade on the first floor. The Victorians continued to build shops following this local style, as well as the prominent Town Hall in the city centre and the Grosvenor Museum; the preservation of the buildings and history of Cheshire remains important to the present day. Much of the history is still evident in Chester today, and historian Mike Royden takes the reader on an A–Z tour to reveal the places, people and history that make Chester such a fascinating city.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Introduction
• Almshouses
• Anchorite Cell – The Hermitage, a Fourteenth-century Monk’s Retreat
• Bishop’s Palace, Little St John’s Street, The Groves
• Brassey, Thomas – World-famous Railway Pioneer
• Cheshire, Leonard, VC – War Hero and Philanthropist
• Craig, Daniel – an Actor Who Doesn’t Care if Its Shaken or Stirred
• Dee Railway Bridge Disaster
• Douglas, John, Architect
• Eaton Hall
• Footballers
• Grosvenor, Gerald
• Harrison, Thomas, English Architect and Bridge Engineer
• Infirmary
• (St) John the Baptist Church – The Catastrophic Collapse of the Tower
• Kingsley, Charles – Writer and Canon of Chester Cathedral
• Lloyd, Hugh, MBE, Actor
• Meacock, Lucy
• Northgate Gaol and a Drunken Hangman
• Overleigh Cemetery
• Pickup, Ronald – an Actor for All Seasons
• Port of Chester
• Puppet Show Explosion
• Queen Hotel
• Rows, The
• Shropshire Union Canal
• Siege of Chester
• Tweddle, Beth, MBE – Britain’s Greatest Ever Female Gymnast
• Tyler, Martin, Football Commentator
• Undercrofts
• Victoria Jubilee Eastgate Clock
• Walls
• XX Legio Valeria Victrix
• Yacht Inn Tragedy
• Zoo – Chester Zoo with a Secret Life
• Further Reading
• About the Author
• Acknowledgements