Hoole Community Centre

Hoole Community Centre is in an old primary school building, and lies in the centre of Hoole. It has many activities, both daytime and evening, plus a nursery school and a community library. Rooms are also available for hire, and the main hall hosts musical events regularly - I've been to several ceilidhs there. http://www.hoolecommunitycentre.org.uk/

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Dewa Roman Experience

Dewa Roman Experience is on Bridge Street, just off the main thoroughfare. It is directly above some archaeological excavations, which have been left open so that you can go and view them, and there are also reconstructions of what life was like in a Roman city. http://www.dewaromanexperience.co.uk

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Upton Cock Pit

There is a small corner of Upton that is known locally as the Cock Pit. Originally in the grounds of the Victoria Hotel, the patch of land is now leased by the council. Although it is called the Cock Pit, there is only anecdotal evidence that it was ever used for this purpose, although the dip in the ground and the shape make it reasonably likely.

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Upton Park

Upton Park was an ambitious green field housing development started in the 1850s and is now a Conservation Area. The numbering scheme for the houses in the road can be a little confusing, as they tend to be scattered around rather than in order. I was told (but can't confirm) that even the post box has a house number.

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Upton Mill

Before this windmill wasbuilt in 1775, locals used the watermill at Bache Pool. The miller was William Carter who was succeeded by his son-in-law Edward Dean who developed the family bakery business and moved out to Saltney. Demolition of the mill in the 1950s was opposed by local residents and, after some 20 years of various uses, the mill, minus its' sails, was converted into a home. It stands on the corner of Upton Park.

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13th Century Grave Slab

In the Cathedral cloister is a 13th century grave slab. No-one knows who it contained, and, although we know it came from beneath the floor of Cathedral, there is no evidence as to its' exact location. The cross on the slab is The Cross of Glory. Its shaft is transfixing a coiled snake, the symbol of evil.

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Roman Brooches

The Grosvenor Museum has a collection of Roman brooches, found in and around Chester. Brooches were used to secure clothing and were made in a variety of different styles. Most basic was the bow brooch, where a long pin was coiled into a spring at one end and fitted under a catch at the other. More elaborate types were disc and plate brooches. These could be decorated with pieces of inlaid glass or enamel and made into a variety of different shapes. Zoomorphic brooches were shaped and decorated to look like animals and birds. Birds in particular had a religious symbolism and were associated with the gods of healing and fertility.

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