Sunday, 4 November 2012
Yarnspinner/Touchstone Puppets
Yesterday I met Fiona Angwin of Touchstone Puppets, and just loved the puppet that I saw (for sale at Funky Aardvark - funkyaardvark.co.uk). She also visits and tell tales, aided by puppets. You can find out more about both here: http://theyarnspinner.com/ or here: http://touchstonepuppets.com
Saturday, 3 November 2012
More Walls Repairs
Right by the Eastgate Clock they are hollowing out the walls in preparation for repair. There is a space for you to look through and see what they are doing, right down to what looks like Roman foundations. You can also see just how much the Walls are now tilting off to one side. Fascinating.
Friday, 2 November 2012
Graduation
I went into the city centre today and it was full of students filing into the Cathedral ready to graduate. Despite a cold wind they were all dressed up for the occasion, and afterwards restaurants and pubs were full off parents treating their offspring.
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Chester Water
The water supply for Chester is extracted from the River Dee, at the bend in the river by Barrel Well Hill. The idea is that the current throws all the floating branches, leaves, etc. to the outside of the bend, and the water is taken from the inside, where it is put through a variety of filters and pumped up to Chester Waterworks. You can see the extraction point in the photo below.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Halloween
Chester has laid claim to the title of 'England's Most Haunted City', and certainly there are a legion of ghost stories surrounding the city. You can read a list of them here (scroll down to see them all): http://www.hauntedchester.com/
Queen's School II
The Queen's School has a reputation for being one of the best girl's schools in the country. It has provided Chester with its' first female solicitor, first lady mayor, first woman to receive the freedom of the city, and the first woman president of the Freemen and Guilds. You can find out more about it here: http://www.queens.cheshire.sch.uk/
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Queen's School I
The Queen's School stands by the city walls, but was originally at '100 Watergate Flags' - now the corner of City Walls Road and Watergate Street. It soon became necessary to move to somewhere larger, and the Duke of Westminster donated the current site and £500 towards building costs. The new building was designed by E. A. Ould, a pupil of John Douglas, and is made from red brick in Tudor Gothic style, with terracotta stonework from Ruabon. I am told that there is a terracotta appreciation society who pay regular visits to admire the brickwork.
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