The Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls has its original gateway to Chester Castle, this 12th-century tower houses a chapel with exceptionally fine wall paintings of c. 1220, rediscovered in the 1980s. An access stair to the castle's wall...
Chester Roman Amphitheatre is the largest Roman amphitheatre in Britain, used for entertainment and military training by the 20th Legion, based at the fortress of 'Deva' (Chester). Excavations by English Heritage and Chester City Council in 2004-5 re...
Beeston Castle in Cheshire Stands majestically on a sheer rocky crag, Beeston has perhaps the most stunning views of any castle in England. Excavations indicate that a Bronze Age settlement and Iron Age hillfort occupied the site long before the cast...
The two massive Saxon stone crosses, elaborately carved with animals and Biblical scenes including the Nativity of Christ and the Crucifixion, dominate the cobbled market square of Sandbach. Probably dating from the 9th century, and originally painte...
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