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Church Of St. Peter, Chester
St Peter's Church is in Eastgate Street in the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England, immediately to the north of Chester Cross. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Church of England parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. The ancient walls mark the boundaries of the parish. History The church stands on the site of part of the Roman Praetorium, and some of its fabric dates from that time. A church is said to have been built on this site by Ethelfleda in 907. The present church dates from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, with modifications in the following three centuries. Formerly, the tower had a spire, which was removed and rebuilt in the 16th century, taken down in the 17th century, then rebuilt and finally removed "having been much injured by lightning" in around 1780. In 1849–50, the church was repaired b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Cross (junction)
Chester Cross is a junction of streets at the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England (). The streets meeting at the junction are Watergate Street, Eastgate Street, Bridge Street and Northgate Street. The junction consists of a staggered crossroads, with Watergate Street in continuity with Eastgate Street, and Bridge Street joining the junction to the west of Northgate Street. Watergate Street, Eastgate Street, Bridge Street were the main roads in Chester when it was a Roman Empire, Roman fortress. To the north of the point where Bridge Street met the other streets was the Roman ''principia'' (headquarters building). It is thought that Northgate Street was driven through the ruins of the Roman buildings in the 10th century. The centrepiece of Chester Cross is the Grade II listed building Chester High Cross, a Middle Ages, medieval cross which was damaged in the English Civil War, Civil War, then removed elsewhere, and reinstated in its original position i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |