Join me for a walk around the historic heart of the ancient city of Chester, founded almost 2,000 years ago by the Romans as the fort of Deva! Through the millennia, Chester has evolved considerably, but with numerous Roman remains, an almost entirely complete circuit of city walls, and a fetching city centre complete with rows of unique black-and-white buildings, a walk through Chester is full of delights and stories to explore!
On our walk around Chester, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including Eastgate, St. Werbugh Street, Chester Cathedral, Chester Town Hall, The Forum Shopping Centre, Northgate Street, Chester Cross, Chester High Cross, Bridge Street, The Chester Rows, St. Peter's Church, Ye Olde Boot Inn, The Crypt Building, The Grosvenor Hotel, Chester's city walls, Newgate, the Roman Gardens, Chester Roman Amphitheatre, St. John the Baptist Church, St. Michael's Church, The Falcon, The Grosvenor Museum, Chester Crown Court and Chester Castle.
0:00 Eastgate Street
2:21 St. Werbugh Street
3:05 Chester Cathedral
4:12 St. Werbugh Street
4:33 Chester Cathedral
4:54 St. Werbugh Street
5:30 Chester Town Hall
6:02 Northgate Street
6:28 Chester Town Hall
7:05 Northgate Street
9:18 Chester Cross
9:34 Chester High Cross
10:08 Chester Cross
10:36 Bridge Street
11:16 Chester Cross
11:38 Eastgate Street
12:13 Ye Olde Boot Inn
12:24 The Crypt Building (Brown's)
12:55 Eastgate Street
13:32 The Grosvenor Hotel
13:58 Eastgate
14:34 Chester City Walls
14:55 Eastgate
16:04 Chester City Walls
18:25 Newgate
19:45 Chester City Walls
20:05 Roman Gardens
20:53 Newgate
21:19 Pepper Street
21:40 Roman Amphitheatre
24:25 St. John The Baptist Church
25:16 Roman Amphitheatre
26:13 Pepper Street
26:45 Roman Gardens
27:46 Roman Hypocaust remains
28:12 Roman Gardens
29:19 Newgate
29:25 Pepper Street
30:58 Former St. Michael's Church
31:30 Bridge Street
31:55 The Falcon
32:12 Grosvenor Street
33:24 The Grosvenor Museum
34:01 Grosvenor Street
34:42 Grosvenor Road
35:08 Chester Crown Court & Shire Hall
35:39 Propylaeum
36:11 Statue of Viscount Combermere on horseback
36:31 Grosvenor Road
37:38 Chester City Walls
38:15 Chester Castle
39:03 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.1 miles/1.7km
Step count: 2200 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 37 mins 55 secs
Average speed: 1.7mph/2.8kmh
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