{"id":134,"date":"2007-08-17T23:50:37","date_gmt":"2007-08-17T13:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=134"},"modified":"2007-08-17T23:50:37","modified_gmt":"2007-08-17T13:50:37","slug":"chester-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/britain-ireland\/chester-england","title":{"rendered":"Chester &#8211; England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = 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centuries.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/8241-2\/GB_0397.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Eastgate clock\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Eastgate clock\" \/>First built\u00a0in the 13th and 14th centuries, the decorative timber-work that we see today are mostly 19th century.\u00a0 The Rows are at their most varied and attractive where Eastgate Street meets Bridge Street.\u00a0 See this elaborate\u00a0Victorian Eastgate Clock, said to be the most photographed clock in Britain after Big Ben.\u00a0 Chester was established as a camp in AD79 to defend fertile land near the River.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/8259-2\/GB_0408.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" 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