Identifier: antiquitiesofen01gros (find matches)
Title: The antiquities of England and Wales
Year: 1785 (1780s)
Authors: Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
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Publisher: London : S. Hooper
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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This drawing was madeanno 1770. CHESTER CASTLE. ( Plate I. ) Th IS caftle, it is faid, was either built or greatly repaired byHugh Lupus, earl of Chefter, nephew to William the Conqueror jit is twice defcribed in the Vale Royal of England, publifhedanno 1656, by Dan. King; as that book is extremely fcarce, Ilhall here literally tranferibe both paffages. The caftle of Chefter ftandeth on a rocky hill, within thewall of the city, not far from the bridge : which caftle is a placehaving privileges of itfelf, and hath a conftable, the buildingthereof feemeth to be very ancient. At the firft coming in is thegate-houfe, which is the prifon for the whole county, having di-verfe rooms and lodgings ; and hard within the gate is a houfe,which was fometime the exchequer, but now the cuftom-houfe;not far from thence, in the bafe-court, is a deep well, and therebyftables and ether houfes of office ; on the left hand is a chapel,and hard by adjoining thereunto, the goodly fair, and large fhire hall,
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CHESTER. 35 hall, newly repaired, where all matters of law, touching thecounty palatine, are heard and judicioufly determined; and atthe end thereof the brave new exchequer, for the faid countypalatine ; all thefe are in the bafe-court. Then there is a draw-bridge into the inner ward, wherein are diverfe goodly lodgingsfor the juftices, when they come, and here the conftable himfelfdwelleth. The thieves and felons are arraigned in the mire hall, andbeing condemned, are by the conftable of the cattle, or his de-puty, delivered to the fherifFs of the city, a certain diftance with-out the caftle gate, at a ftone called the Glovers-ftone; fromwhich place the faid fherifFs convoy them to the place of execu-tion, called Boughton. Again. Upon the fouth fide of the city, near unto the faidwater of Dee, and upon a high bank or rock of ftone, is mounteda ftrong and ftately caftle, round in form ; the bafe-court like-wife, inclofed with a circular wall, which to this day retainethone teftimony o

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