The Old Inner Port of Chester, the Shipgate, and 19th to 20th Century Changes
Fri, 13 Sept
|Chester Hydro- Electric station,
The walk will explore the old inner port of Chester which was removed to make way for an expansion of the Castle Gaol in 1830.
Time & Location
13 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
Chester Hydro- Electric station,, Castle Drive, Chester, CH1 1SL UK
About the event
Meeting by the former Hydro- Electric Power station opposite the Bridgegate, by the Old Dee Bridge. Looking at how the expansion of the Gaol involved demolishing part of the city wall, along with the Shipgate, which provided access to the port from Shipgate Street. The locations of the lost structures will be explained. The gaol itself was demolished in 1890, and after a period as a parade ground, County Hall, now the Wheeler Building, was erected in the 1940s, and Castle Drive created. The walk describes the past landscape.
The walk will be family friendly and wheelchair accessible.
Tickets
The old inner port of Chester
Meeting by the former Hydro- Electric Power station opposite the Bridgegate, by the Old Dee Bridge, Castle Drive, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1SL at 2pm on Friday 13 September 2024.
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