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What was Broadwaters Lane led from the town centre as a continuation of the Horse Fair to meet the main road, where it became Chester Road.

Built of red sandstone, Chester cathedral was founded in 1092 as a Benedictine abbey. The present buildings date from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though some earlier Norman features survive.

The great Norman undercroft of Chester Cathedral.

The electric tramway ran from Chester General station through the town and crossed the Dee by way of the Grosvenor Bridge. It then continued to Eaton Park and Saltney.

The gabled, timber-framed building is Chester House, which has functioned as a library since its restoration in 1975.

Beyond Watergate Street is the Roodee, Chester's race course, where the Chester Cup is raced for every May.

Beyond Watergate Street is the Roodee, Chester's race course, where the Chester Cup is raced for every May.

Chester sits on a sandstone spur north of the Dee, which winds past the ancient castle, begun in 1069, but now much modified by late 18th-century additions.

Construction of St John's Priory was begun about 1075-76 when the Bishop of Lichfield, Peter de Leia, transferred the seat of his diocese to Chester.

This photograph gives an excellent view of the top of one of the stairways leading to Chester's famous Rows (in the bottom right corner of the photograph).

The gabled, timber-framed building is Chester House, which has functioned as a library since its restoration in 1975.

A tram en route to Chester General station enters a passing loop; Eastgate Street was too narrow for double track to be laid.

Built of red sandstone, Chester cathedral was founded in 1092 as a Benedictine abbey on the site of an earlier Saxon church dedi- cated to St Werburgh.

John's neighbour at the vicarage was Canon Arthur Gore DD, who was vicar surrogate and canon residentiary of Chester, and examining chaplain to the Bishop of Chester.

At this time the fare on the steamer between Chester and Eccleston was about 6d each way, and 8d each way between Chester and Eaton Iron Bridge.

Though used by excursion and pleasure craft, the river at Chester was last used commercially in the 1930s when a barge took a cargo of tar from the gasworks to Queensferry.

The church was designed by John Harper, the son of the Dunkenhalgh land agent, and was consecrated in October 1840 by the Bishop of Chester.

Also prominent is the Old Chester waterworks pumping station, identified here by its tall chimney; it was demolished in 1939.

Running at right angles to each other, Eastham Rake and Bridle Road link at the junction with Stanley Lane and the A41 - New Chester Road.

The Chester Northgate Brewery Co's premises have been demolished and replaced by a half-timbered revival building housing the booksellers W H Smith.

The tower derives its name from the time when Chester was a thriving port and ships used to moor alongside it.

There are only two other places in England where the quality of the wood-carving is comparable to Chester. One is Lincoln Cathedral, the other is Beverley Minster.

By 1923 the number of cars in Chester was increasing; no doubt there were already complaints about the volume of traffic.

Hugh Lupus, the first of the Norman earls of Chester, is said to have ordered the construction of a weir so that the mills would have a regular source of water power.