Description

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066NE CITY WALLS
595-1/2/111 Part of City Wall from Phoenix Tower
28/07/55 to Kaleyard Gate
(Formerly Listed as:
City Walls & Towers incl.
foundations of SE angle Roman
Fortress wall & tower)

GV I

Northern part of east wall of Roman legionary fortress and
medieval city. Late C1 to early C2 and late C11 to early C12,
converted to a raised promenade 1702-8 and repaired in various
periods. Purple-grey Bunter sandstone Roman ashlar or re-used
Roman stones; medieval and later softer red sandstone coursed
rubble. The medieval and later stonework has been subject to
repair in various periods.
The portion of wall in this item is approx 365m long and 2m
wide, with approx 14-course outer face.
A probably C18 flight of 11 steps, 5 being winders, with a
simple wrought-iron rail links Abbey Street to the wall just
north of Kaleyard Gate (qv).
(Cheshire Sites and Monuments Record: Collens J: Chester City:
3000/1/14; Bartholomew City Guides: Harris B: Chester:
Edinburgh: 1979-: 80-81).

Listing NGR: SJ4062166671

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17528392

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Recommended Books

• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)