Chester city walls
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Chester city walls are a largely intact circuit of Roman and medieval defensive walls encircling the historic city centre of Chester, England, now serving as a popular elevated walking route and heritage attraction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chester city walls canonical | 5 |
| Chester city walls walkway | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city wall
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1st century AD ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage attraction
ⓘ
public walking route ⓘ |
| elevation | elevated walkway ⓘ |
| endPoint | Eastgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Roman defensive circuit of Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bonewaldesthorne’s Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bridgegate NERFINISHED ⓘ Cathedral section ⓘ Eastgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Grosvenor Bridge rampart section NERFINISHED ⓘ King Charles’ Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan’s Mount NERFINISHED ⓘ Newgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Northgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pemberton’s Parlour NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ River Dee section ⓘ Roodee section NERFINISHED ⓘ Saddler’s Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Thimbleby’s Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Water Tower ⓘ Watergate NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Chester Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chester Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ River Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman amphitheatre in Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rows, Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 2 miles
ⓘ
approximately 3.2 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheshire
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| location | Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Cheshire West and Chester Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
sandstone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltBy | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltFor | fortress of Deva Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Cheshire West and Chester Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | medieval period ⓘ |
| significance | most complete city walls in Britain ⓘ |
| startPoint | Eastgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | largely intact circuit ⓘ |
| surrounds | historic city centre of Chester ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence
ⓘ
heritage interpretation ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chester city walls walkway