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Chester
Excursion
Chester Cross
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The Chester High Cross stands
in front of St Peter’s Church
and it is designated as a Grade
II listed building. The origin of
the Cross dates back to the 14
th
century, but the original one was
replaced by a new one in 1476.
The Cross was damaged and
broken during the Civil War in
1646, but the head was saved
and discovered again in
the 19th century and in 1975
the Cross was moved to its
present location, close to its
original place. The head and
possibly the moulded base of
the shaft are the only original
parts of the Cross, but the rest
of the structure is modern.
St Michael’s Church
(Chester History & Heritage)
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St Michael’s Church is an ancient
parish church that is used as a
History and Heritage Centre
today. The Centre provides
a variety of family and local
history sources such as images
of Chester, microfilm sources,
maps and a local history library
and film shows of Chester from
the 1930s. It is unknown when
the current stone structure was
built, but there was a wooden
church on the site until it burned
down in the great fire of Chester
in 1188. The Church is built
in yellow sandstone and has
a grey slate roof. The Church was
closed in 1973 and later opened
as a History Heritage Centre.
The Guildhall
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The Chester Guildhall is a former
church of the Holy Trinity dating
back to the Medieval times.
The original church was built
between 1865 – 1869.
Today the Guildhall is used as
a venue for special occasions,
events and meetings.
Built on the original Roman
Watergate the modern main hall
can accommodate up to 200
people while the lower hall holds
up to 60 people.
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