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With the Roodee Racecourse situated halfway along it, trams carried racegoers in vast numbers from both Chester and Saltney stations.

Corporation tramcar stands at the Altrincham terminus in Railway Street, its route back to Manchester being by way of Stamford New Road, Sandiway Road, Manchester Road, Washway Road, Cross Street and Chester

The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.

One of the most famous buildings in Chester, the God's Provident House. The house was originally built in 1652 and rebuilt in 1862.

The Rows are a unique feature to Chester; they provide shops on two levels, the roofs of the shops at street level forming a pedestrian walkway for the shops on the second level.

Eccleston is a few miles up the Dee from Chester. Here the river charts a more leisurely course as it makes its way to the sea. This photograph depicts the chain-operated flat-decked ferry.

This small steamer might be one of the craft based at Chester for summer excursion work along the Dee, though it is possible that it could be a privately owned craft, as her carrying capacity is somewhat

This important road junction makes possible an alternative traffic flow between Bebington and Bromborough, and between the M53 motorway and New Chester Road (the A41).

Net fishing for salmon is one of the oldest industries in Chester. At one time there were sufficient salmon to support a community of netsmen, many of whom lived in Handbridge.

The village straddles the main A41 Chester Road with the main shopping area spread out in a linear fashion on either side of the road, as we can see here.

This photograph shows Ledsham Road close to its junction with Chester Road. The scene has changed remarkably little over the years, apart from the names above the shops.

Built in 1591 for Peter Warburton, MP for Chester, this fine town house passed into the hands of the Stanley family through the marriage of his daughter to Sir Thomas Stanley.

Outside Chester stands Eaton Hall, seat of the Duke of Westminster. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse in grand Victorian Gothic, the hall and estate even had its own railway.

The shops were built in two tiers - it is said that the architect, Donald Gibson, was inspired by the magnificent medieval Rows at Chester. Then again, perhaps this is just an urban myth!

It is hard to believe that this narrow road was once part of one of the major highways of England which had linked London and Chester since medieval times.

Standing just one mile east of Chester-le-Street, Lumley Castle dates from the late 14th century, when Sir Robert Lumley was granted two licences to crenellate.

Its majesty was attenuated somewhat when the Great Western Railway line from Wolverhampton to Chester came along and was built even higher.

It was built in 1591 for Peter Warburton, MP for Chester, and passed into the hands of the Stanley family through the marriage of his daughter to Sir Thomas Stanley.

Lambton Hall is situated to the north-east of Chester-le-Street. Work began in the late 1790s, when William Henry Lambton had an old castle on the site dismantled.

The elevated entrance to the Queen's Gate was due to the fact that behind it lay the motte of the 11th-century castle built by Hugh de Lupus, Earl of Chester.

Chester Zoo was founded in 1934, and a number of animals were brought here for safety during the Second World War, including Molly.

St Peter's was originally a chapel of ease to Cartmel Priory, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on 30 June 1745.

From left to right we have the Kings (now Victoria) Tower; the Clarence Tower; the Chester Tower, which houses the library; and the Prince of Wales Tower.

By 1713 the Chester Room of the Kings Head was being used by the Court of Attachments of Waltham Forest, which met to decide on minor disputes.