Description

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066NW CITY WALLS
595-1/1/102 City Wall from Bonewaldesthorne
28/07/55 Tower to Pemberton's Parlour
(Formerly Listed as:
City Walls & Towers incl.
foundations of SE angle Roman
Fortress wall & tower)

GV I

Part of City Walls. Late C11-early C12 origin, altered to form
raised promenade 1701-8; pierced and linked with bridge for
the wall walk 1846 for the Holyhead Railway and with
subsequent repairs. Coursed red rubble sandstone with bridge
of cast-iron. The north, outer, face of the wall has plinth
thrice recessed with weathered caps. The south face is shear.
East of the bridge the earth bank reduces the exposed height
of the wall to 12 courses. Stair C18 or C19 of 34 stone steps
in 3 flights down to Canal Basin, north.
This portion of the wall is 230m long; the wall walk approx 2m
wide.
(Bartholomew City Guides: Harris B: Chester: Edinburgh: 1979-:
94; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Hubbard E: Cheshire:
1971-: 155).

Listing NGR: SJ4012166578

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17528368

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Recommended Books

• 
  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy