Chester Castle

Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls. The castle stands on an eminence overlooking the River Dee. In the castle complex are the remaining parts of the medieval castle together with the neoclassical buildings designed by Thomas Harrison which were built between 1788 and 1813. Parts of the neoclassical buildings are used today by the Crown Court and as a military museum. The museum and the medieval remains are a tourist attraction.

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• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Burgenwelt page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Historic England research records page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Art UK website page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
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  Battle of Holt Castle ⓘ
  battle in Holt

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  Alleluia Victory of Germanus ⓘ
  Britons led by Germanus of Auxerre against Picts

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  Battle of Chester ⓘ
  615 battle in England

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  Battle of Llangollen ⓘ
  battle fought in Llangolen, Wales in 870

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  Battle of Maes Maen Cymro ⓘ
  1118 battle

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  Battle of Ewloe ⓘ
  1157 battle between Owain Gwynedd and the invading forces of Henry II of England

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  Battle of Mold Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Mold, Wales in 1199 between invading Normans and the Army of Wales

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  Battle of Holywell Castle ⓘ
  battle fought at Flintshire in 1213 between invading Norman forces and local Welsh army

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  Battle of Hawarden Castle, ⓘ
  battle fought in flintshire in 1282 between invading Normans and the army of Wales, under Prince Llywelyn II

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  First Battle of Middlewich ⓘ
  13 March 1643

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  Second Battle of Middlewich ⓘ
  26 December 1643

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  Battle of Nantwich ⓘ
  1644 battle in England: part of the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Winnington Bridge ⓘ
  1644 battle

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  Siege of Chester ⓘ
  1646 siege during the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Rowton Heath ⓘ
  aka Battle of Rowan Moor. Battle occurred on 09/24/1645 during the English Civil War.

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  Battle of Holt Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Holt, Wales in 1646

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  Battle of Warrington Bridge ⓘ
  1651 skirmish that took place during the Third English Civil War

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  Liverpool Blitz ⓘ
  WWII bombing of Liverpool, England by the Luftwaffe

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  rebellion in Cholmondeley Park ⓘ
  

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft battery in Norley, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Bold, St Helens, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Puddington, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 400m west of Sutton Fields Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Sutton Weaver, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK

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  Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK

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  Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK

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  Ellesmere Port Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK

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  Frodsham Anti -Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  architectural structure in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker ⓘ
  former government-owned nuclear bunker in England  

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  Liverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Site ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK

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  Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in North Wales

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  Caergwrle Castle ⓘ
  13th-century castle in Wales  

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  Ruthin Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Denbighshire, Wales, UK  

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  Halton Castle ⓘ
  ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK  

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  Chester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Chester, UK  

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  Beeston Castle ⓘ
  former Royal castle and museum in Beeston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom  

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  Ewloe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed Welsh-built castle near Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales  

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  Flint Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Flint. Castle  

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  Hawarden Old Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Hawarden, Wales  

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  Peckforton Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in Cheshire East, United Kingdom  

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  U-534 ⓘ
  1942 Type IXC/40 submarine

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  Water Tower, Chester ⓘ
  fortified tower

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  HMS Bronington ⓘ
  1953 Ton-class minesweeper

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  Cheshire Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Chester, United Kingdom  

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  Grange Cavern Military Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nr Hollywell, Wales, UK

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1069 Chester Castle

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430 Alleluia Victory of Germanus

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615 Battle of Chester

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870 Battle of Llangollen

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1118 Battle of Maes Maen Cymro

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1157 Battle of Ewloe

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1199 Battle of Mold Castle

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1213 Battle of Holywell Castle

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1282 Battle of Hawarden Castle,

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1643 First Battle of Middlewich

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1643 Second Battle of Middlewich

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1644 Battle of Nantwich

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1644 Battle of Winnington Bridge

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1645 — 1646 Siege of Chester

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1645 Battle of Rowton Heath

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1646 — 1647 Battle of Holt Castle

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1651 Battle of Warrington Bridge

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1940 — 1942 Liverpool Blitz

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1940 rebellion in Cholmondeley Park

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1001 Halton Castle

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1220 Beeston Castle

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1257 Ewloe Castle

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1277 Flint Castle

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1277 Hawarden Old Castle

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1844 Peckforton Castle

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1400 Water Tower, Chester

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1954 HMS Bronington

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1972 Cheshire Military Museum

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1979 — 1989 Grange Cavern Military Museum

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John Michael Wright (1617-1694) - Charles II (1630–1685) - PCF3 - Chester Castle

James Worsdale (c.1692-1767) - William III (1650–1702) (after Godfrey Kneller) - PCF4 - Chester Castle

Beached Boat (223924761)

James Worsdale (c.1692-1767) - George I (1660–1727) (after Godfrey Kneller) - PCF5 - Chester Castle

James Worsdale (c.1692-1767) - George II (1683–1760) (after Godfrey Kneller) - PCF6 - Chester Castle

Organic Orange (224093521)

James Worsdale (c.1692-1767) - Frederick Louis (1707–1751), Prince of Wales - PCF7 - Chester Castle

A Plan of the Castle of Chester with the additional New Works Erected by order of the R.t Hon.ble The Earl of Cholmondeley, whereunto is added a Project of four Bastions in order to defend the ancient Walls against a... - btv1b5973295p

John Inigo Richards - Chester Castle - B1977.14.5572 - Yale Center for British Art

• Chester Castle - article published in 1895, online
• On the records at Chester Castle - , 1857, online
• Chester Castle Conservation Plan - report published in 2001, online
• Chester Castle - article published in 1982, online
• Medieval wall painting in Chester Castle - article, 1994
• Excavations at Chester, Chester Castle, the seventeenth-century armoury and mint - book published in 1996
• Medieval wall painting in Chester Castle - article, 1994
• Chester Castle, Cheshire: An Archaeological Evaluation - report published in 1993

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1160	Powys Fadog		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Holt Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	430	Alleluia Victory of Germanus	Pelagianism, battle, Germanus of Auxerre	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	615	Battle of Chester	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	870	Battle of Llangollen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1118	Battle of Maes Maen Cymro	battle, Kingdom of Powys, Kingdom of Gwynedd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1157	Battle of Ewloe	Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Gwynedd, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1199	Battle of Mold Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1213	Battle of Holywell Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1282	Battle of Hawarden Castle,	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	First Battle of Middlewich	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Second Battle of Middlewich	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Nantwich	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Winnington Bridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Chester	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Rowton Heath	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Battle of Holt Castle	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Battle of Warrington Bridge	battle, Commonwealth of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Liverpool Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	rebellion in Cholmondeley Park	rebellion	Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1828	Cammell Laird	shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Laird Brothers	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 400m west of Sutton Fields Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site	Merseyside County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ellesmere Port Emergency Centre	Cheshire West and Chester, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Frodsham Anti -Aircraft Operations Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker	Royal Air Force station, air base, military museum, tourist attraction, Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Liverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Site	civil defense center, Merseyside County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Caergwrle Castle	Welsh princes' castles, archaeological site, castle, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle		Ruthin Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1069	Chester Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1220	Beeston Castle	English Heritage, hilltop castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1257	Ewloe Castle	Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Flint Castle	the Crown, Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Hawarden Old Castle	castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle	1844	Peckforton Castle	country house hotel, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		U-534	preserved watercraft, U-boat, museum ship, Kriegsmarine	Wikidata
site	museum	1400	Water Tower, Chester	fortified tower, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	HMS Bronington	preserved watercraft, museum ship, minesweeper, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Cheshire Military Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Grange Cavern Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		ChesterCastleLito		Commons
commons	image		John Michael Wright (1617-1694) - Charles II (1630–1685) - PCF3 - Chester Castle		Commons
commons	image		James Worsdale (c.1692-1767) - William III (1650–1702) (after Godfrey Kneller) - PCF4 - Chester Castle		Commons
commons	image		Beached Boat (223924761)		Commons
commons	image		James Worsdale (c.1692-1767) - George I (1660–1727) (after Godfrey Kneller) - PCF5 - Chester Castle		Commons
commons	image		James Worsdale (c.1692-1767) - George II (1683–1760) (after Godfrey Kneller) - PCF6 - Chester Castle		Commons
commons	image		Organic Orange (224093521)		Commons
commons	image		James Worsdale (c.1692-1767) - Frederick Louis (1707–1751), Prince of Wales - PCF7 - Chester Castle		Commons
commons	image		A Plan of the Castle of Chester with the additional New Works Erected by order of the R.t Hon.ble The Earl of Cholmondeley, whereunto is added a Project of four Bastions in order to defend the ancient Walls against a... - btv1b5973295p		Commons
commons	image		John Inigo Richards - Chester Castle - B1977.14.5572 - Yale Center for British Art		Commons