The Ribbon Stall

In Chester Market, behind the Town Hall, is a stall that sells ribbons and buttons and cotton, and just about anything else you might need when creating clothing. Where else can you find such treasures for so little money?

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Grosvenor Park II

Grosvenor Park was given to Chester by the second Marquess of Westminster in 1867, and is increasingly being used for public events. Shown below are the statue of the donor and the Lodge, and you can read more about the park here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosvenor_Park,_Chester

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The Dig in the Park - the Finds

The finds vary from Roman to relatively modern. Shown below is some Samian ware, with a motif of a hunting dog, the top piece of an amphora, some musket balls from the Civil War (incidentally the balls are made from lead, and the makers often chewed them to round off any edges - unsurprisingly, manufacturers of musket balls suffered from lead poisoning),  and a Dee Mineral Water bottle from around the turn of the century.

 

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The Dig in the Park

For the last three weeks there has been an archaeological dig in the Grosvenor Park (by Chester University students), and today was an Open Day to talk about what they had uncovered and to display their finds. Below, the girls are uncovering an open hearth.

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Bishop Lloyd's Palace V- Windows

The windows in Bishop Lloyd's Palace are beautiful leaded lights, and go right through the building. I love the intricate leadwork, and they have an immediate impact, more so than the normal Victorian stained glass.

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Bishop Lloyd's Palace IV- Doors and Stairs

The doors in Bishop Lloyd's Palace have beautiful Jacobean door furniture, and I love the carving on the staircase.

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The Old Market Hall

All that remains of the frontage of the old market hall is shown here, the narrow strip sandwiched between the Dublin Packet pub and a coffee shop, and with the Council offices perched on top. You can see what this used to look like here at http://www.chesterwalls.info/gallery/market.html :

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