Watergate Street

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Watergate Street is a historic thoroughfare in Chester, England, known for its medieval and Tudor-era buildings and its section of the city’s distinctive two-tier shopping galleries called The Rows.

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Watergate Street canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic thoroughfare
street
connectsTo Bridge Street, Chester NERFINISHED
Northgate Street, Chester NERFINISHED
contains numerous listed buildings
country England
governedBy Cheshire West and Chester Council NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Tudor architecture NERFINISHED
Victorian architecture NERFINISHED
medieval architecture
hasBuildingType offices
public houses
restaurants
shops
hasCulturalRole part of Chester’s historic urban fabric
hasFeature elevated walkways (upper-level Rows)
ground-level shops
hasHeritageStatus conservation area (within Chester city centre conservation area)
hasHistoricalPeriod Roman origins of Chester (as a later-developed street in the Roman fortress area)
hasNameEtymology named for the Watergate in Chester’s city walls leading towards the River Dee
hasPedestrianUse heavy pedestrian footfall
hasPhotographicInterest popular subject for heritage and architectural photography
hasSection The Rows NERFINISHED
hasTransportRole local traffic street
knownFor Tudor-era buildings
medieval buildings
timber-framed architecture
two-tier shopping galleries
locatedIn Cheshire
Chester NERFINISHED
North West England
locatedNear Chester Racecourse NERFINISHED
Chester city walls NERFINISHED
River Dee, Chester NERFINISHED
orientation east–west
partOf Chester Rows NERFINISHED
city centre of Chester
primaryUse commercial
retail
tourism
significance major historic shopping street in Chester
tourist attraction in Chester
terminus The Cross, Chester NERFINISHED
Watergate Bridge NERFINISHED
touristRoute included in walking tours of Chester

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The Rows locatedOn Watergate Street