St Peters

Right next to the Cross is a church which, for once, is still a church - St Peters. Founded in 907 as Sts Peter and Paul, there is a board inside which lists all the rectors since 1195. Outside, in a sort of lean-to two storey wooden building, used to be the Pentices.

From http://www.virtualchester.org
Chester's other civic building was the Pentice, a two storey timber building extending along the south wall of St. Peter's Church at The Cross, the civic centre of Chester. The upper floor contained civic offices, with shops below. The Pentice Court, presided over by the two Sheriffs was held there until the 1570s, when it moved to the Common Hall. Civic celebrations took place in the Pentice, and distinguished guests were entertained there by the Corporation: James I was feasted there in 1617 and Charles I in 1642. The Mystery Plays, performed on carriages which moved around the city, always stopped at the Pentice, where each play in turn was watched by the mayor and Aldermen. The Pentice was reclad in brick and stone in 1704, when it was still used to house "the ancient records of the city". It was finally demolished in 1803.

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