Chester Under Siege

In 1645, Chester, a Royalist city, was under siege by Parliamentarian forces. The royalist garrison and citizens retreated inside the city walls for protection, and the Parliamentarians placed their cannons in St John's churchyard and trained them on the south eastern section of the walls. If you stand at the base of the large square Watch Tower and look up, you can still see the pockmarks left by the cannonballs.

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