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Part of City Wall from Thimblebys Tower to Old Newgate

A Grade I Listed Building in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

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Latitude: 53.1894 / 53°11'21"N

Longitude: -2.8882 / 2°53'17"W

OS Eastings: 340749

OS Northings: 366175

OS Grid: SJ407661

Mapcode National: GBR 7B.30XY

Mapcode Global: WH88F.L3W9

Plus Code: 9C5V54Q6+PP

Entry Name: Part of City Wall from Thimblebys Tower to Old Newgate

Listing Date: 28 July 1955

Last Amended: 6 August 1998

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376165

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470159

ID on this website: 101376165

Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Electoral Ward/Division: Chester City

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Chester

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Chester St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description



CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE CITY WALLS
595-1/4/117 Part of City Wall from Thimbleby's
28/07/55 Tower to Old Newgate
(Formerly Listed as:
City Walls & Towers incl.
foundations of SE angle Roman
Fortress wall & tower)

GV I

Length of City Wall angled approximately to follow the line of
the inner rampart at the south-east corner of the former Roman
legionary fortress (qv). Late C11 to early C12, probably
damaged 1644-1646 during the Civil War, stripped of defensive
features and converted to a raised promenade 1702-8 and
repaired in various periods. Red coursed rubble sandstone,
partly refaced. This length of the wall is approx 60m, with
the wall walk approx 2m wide. The inner face has a projecting
plinth.
(Cheshire Sites and Monuments Record: Collens J: Chester City:
30007/12/24).

Listing NGR: SJ4074966175

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