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Chester Castle is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, six are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
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 stands on an eminence overlooking the River Dee.
A brief history and description of Chester Castle, which was built in 1070 and was used throughout its history as a military garrison and centre of county administration.
The 12th-century Agricola Tower was the first stone gateway to Chester Castle, which had been founded by William the Conqueror in 1070 in the south-west part of the city. On the first floor is the chapel of St Mary de Castro, which contains some exceptionally fine wall paintings from about 1240.
I A Block. Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1. I Agricola Tower. Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1. II Artillery Stores Below the Eastern Wall of Inner Bailey. Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1. I Assize Courts Block.
28 cze 2024 · Chester castle from outer ward, 1777: great hall (left), inner ward (background), well house (right) Before the mid 13th century the castle was greatly enlarged by the addition north-west of the inner ward of a spacious outer bailey fortified by wooden palisading; both enclosures seem to have contained halls from an early date.
17 maj 2019 · The medieval sandstone building of Chester Cathedral stands proudly on the inner circle of the Walls circuit. It is a very English hotchpotch of architectural styles from its Norman north transept to the elaborate tracery of the Decorated Gothic windows and the delightful ornate choir stalls which date back to the late 14th century CE.
