Chester | Cheshire | England

Many of Britain's main towns and cities were established by the Romans and Chester is one of them [Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

The main streets are now lined with timber buildings[Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

Chester's 1897 clocktower[Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

[Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

These are the Chester Rows[Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

With their two levels of shops and upper gallery the Rows pre-empt today's multi-storey shops by several centuries.[Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

The Rows were first built in the 13th and 14th centuries[Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

The decorative timber-work that we see today are mostly 19th century[The Rows - Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

The Rows are at their most varied and attractive where Eastgate Street meets Bridge Street[Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

Chester's 1897 clocktower[Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

Chester was established as a camp in AD79 to defend fertile land near the River [Chester - England]

Chester | Cheshire | England

View from clocktower bridge[Chester - England]