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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  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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  Cholmondeley Castle ⓘ
  country house in Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Bersham Colliery Museum ⓘ
  former museum in Bersham

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  Bersham Ironworks and Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Wrexham

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  Chester Toy and Doll Museum ⓘ
  former museum in Chester

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  Croxteth Hall ⓘ
  country house in Croxteth, Liverpool, England, UK

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  Dorfold Hall ⓘ
  country house in Acton, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Erddig Museum ⓘ
  museum in Erddig, Wrexham County Borough, Wales

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  Eureka! Science + Discovery ⓘ
  tourist attraction in Seacombe, Wallasey, Merseyside, North West England

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  Greenfield Valley Museum ⓘ
  country park in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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

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  Lion Salt Works ⓘ
  salt works in Cheshire, UK, preserved as a museum

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  Mendips, Menlove Avenue ⓘ
  childhood home of John Lennon in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Minera Lead Mines Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Wales

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  National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port ⓘ
  museum in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom

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  Ruthin Gaol ⓘ
  museum in Ruthin, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Sick To Death ⓘ
  visitor attraction in Chester, England, UK

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  Speke Hall ⓘ
  Tudor house in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  St Winefride's Well Museum ⓘ
  museum in Holywell, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Sudley House ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Tŷ Pawb ⓘ
  art centre and gallery in Wrexham, Wales

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  Warrington Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  Grade II listed building and museum in Warrington, United Kingdom

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  Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse ⓘ
  grade II listed museum in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, UK

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  Williamson Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  art museum in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives ⓘ
  museum in Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Nantclwyd House ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales

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  The Old Fire Station ⓘ
  museum in Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Walker Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England, UK

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  Grosvenor Museum ⓘ
  natural history museum in Chester, UK

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  Garstang Museum of Archaeology ⓘ
  university museum in Liverpool, UK

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  Lady Lever Art Gallery ⓘ
  Art museum in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Chester Zoo ⓘ
  zoological garden at Upton-by-Chester, in Cheshire, England

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  Knowsley Safari Park ⓘ
  zoo in Merseyside, England

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  Cheshire Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Chester, United Kingdom  

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  Merseyside Maritime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool

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  Nantwich Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nantwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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  Llangollen Motor Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Denbighshire, Wales

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  Tate Liverpool ⓘ
  Modern art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England

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  Catalyst Science Discovery Centre ⓘ
  science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry in the United Kingdom

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  The Beatles Story ⓘ
  

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  Elizabeth Hoare Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK

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  Western Approaches Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Wirral Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, UK

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  Whitchurch Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Whitchurch, England, United Kingdom

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  Blue Planet Aquarium ⓘ
  Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

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  Port Sunlight Museum ⓘ
  museum in Port Sunlight, England, United Kingdom

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  Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England, UK

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  International Slavery Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Museum of Policing in Cheshire ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, United Kingdom

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  Widnes Rugby League Museum ⓘ
  museum in Widnes, England, UK

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  Ruthin Craft Centre ⓘ
  Craft centre in Ruthin, Wales

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  Victoria Gallery & Museum ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in Liverpool, UK

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  British Music Experience ⓘ
  

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  Museum of Liverpool ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Oswestry Town Museum ⓘ
  museum in Whitchurch, Wales, UK

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  West Kirby Museum ⓘ
  museum in West Kirby, England, UK

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  Warrington Museum of Freemasonry ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, United Kingdom

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  Liverpool Beatles Museum ⓘ
  Museum dedicated to the Beatles

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1865 The Old Fire Station

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1877 Walker Art Gallery

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1880 Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool

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1904 Garstang Museum of Archaeology

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1922 Lady Lever Art Gallery

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1931 Chester Zoo

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1971 Knowsley Safari Park

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1972 Cheshire Military Museum

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1980 Merseyside Maritime Museum

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1980 Nantwich Museum

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1986 Llangollen Motor Museum

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1988 Tate Liverpool

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1989 Catalyst Science Discovery Centre

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1990 The Beatles Story

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1993 Elizabeth Hoare Gallery

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1993 Western Approaches Museum

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1995 Wirral Transport Museum

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1998 Whitchurch Heritage Centre

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1998 Blue Planet Aquarium

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1999 Port Sunlight Museum

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2002 Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

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2007 International Slavery Museum

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2007 Museum of Policing in Cheshire

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2007 Widnes Rugby League Museum

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2008 Ruthin Craft Centre

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2008 Victoria Gallery & Museum

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2009 British Music Experience

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2011 Museum of Liverpool

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2012 Oswestry Town Museum

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2013 West Kirby Museum

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2015 Warrington Museum of Freemasonry

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2018 Liverpool Beatles 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
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Structurae page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Caergwrle Castle	castle, archaeological site, Welsh princes' castles	Wikidata
site	castle		Ruthin Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	castle	1069	Chester Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1220	Beeston Castle	hilltop castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1257	Ewloe Castle	castle, Welsh princes' castles	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Flint Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1277	Hawarden Old Castle	castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle	1844	Peckforton Castle	castle, English country house, country house hotel	Wikidata
site	garden	1804	Cholmondeley Castle	English country house, garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Bersham Colliery Museum	organization, mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bersham Ironworks and Heritage Centre	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Chester Toy and Doll Museum	doll museum, toy museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Croxteth Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dorfold Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Erddig Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Eureka! Science + Discovery	science museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Greenfield Valley Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker	bunker, air base, tourist attraction, Royal Air Force station, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lion Salt Works	saltworks, industry museum, salt boiling facility	Wikidata
site	museum		Mendips, Menlove Avenue	historic house museum, semi-detached house	Wikidata
site	museum		Minera Lead Mines Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port	independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ruthin Gaol	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Sick To Death	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Speke Hall	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Winefride's Well Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sudley House	historic house museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tŷ Pawb	shopping center, art museum, art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum		Warrington Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse	local museum, museum building, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Williamson Art Gallery and Museum	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1435	Nantclwyd House	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1865	The Old Fire Station	museum, fire station	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Walker Art Gallery	art museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1880	Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool	dental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1885	Grosvenor Museum	local museum, historic house museum, local authority museum, natural history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Garstang Museum of Archaeology	university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1922	Lady Lever Art Gallery	art museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Chester Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Knowsley Safari Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Cheshire Military Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Merseyside Maritime Museum	maritime museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Nantwich Museum	independent museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Llangollen Motor Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Tate Liverpool	art museum, national museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Catalyst Science Discovery Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	The Beatles Story	artist museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Elizabeth Hoare Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Western Approaches Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Wirral Transport Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Whitchurch Heritage Centre	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Blue Planet Aquarium	public aquarium	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Port Sunlight Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	International Slavery Museum	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Museum of Policing in Cheshire	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Widnes Rugby League Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Ruthin Craft Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Victoria Gallery & Museum	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	British Music Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Museum of Liverpool	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Oswestry Town Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	West Kirby Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Warrington Museum of Freemasonry	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Liverpool Beatles Museum	museum	Wikidata
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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