Chester city walls
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Chester city walls consist of a defensive structure built to protect the city of Chester in Cheshire, England. Their construction was started by the Romans when they established the fortress of Deva V
Original Roman walls along Chester Canal
Walls repaired after the English Civil War
Georgian promenade walls near Bridgegate
Victorian Eastgate Clock
Eastgate, Chester
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Eastgate is a permanently open gate through the Chester city walls, on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix in Chester, Cheshire, England. It is a prominent landmark
Chester city walls
…high. On each of the four sides was a main gate with timber towers. The gates on the north and east sides stood on the present sites of Northgate and Eastgate. From about 90 AD Chester was occupied by Legio XX Valeria Victrix, who started a programme of rebuilding, including the improvement of the walls…
Eastgate and Eastgate Clock in 2007
Eastgate Clock
Closeup of Eastgate Clock
A vintage book mark commemorating the historic Chester Eastgate of Cheshire