Two thousand years of Chester’s rich and colourful history have been earmarked to create one of Europe’s finest heritage trails. Chester’s famous City Walls, the only complete circuit in the UK, have recently been given an asset value £0.5...
Grade I-listed, wrought-iron gates, on Castle Drive have been carefully refurbished by Chester Renaissance in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council with aspirations for public access via the gates. Dating back to 1885, the gates stand under the arch which...
Chester’s popular Roman Gardens have officially re-opened this week following an extensive programme of improvements at the historic city centre site. The works, which include a new path to access the base of the city walls, high quality planting of Roman...
A new model of Chester’s Roman amphitheatre has this week been unveiled on site by Roman soldiers. The 1:75 scale model, measuring 1.2metres by 1metre, depicts the amphitheatre as it would have appeared in Roman times. The model was conceived by Imagemakers Heritage...
Cheshire West and Chester Council is bidding to bring the Government’s Green Investment Bank to Chester. The Green Investment Bank (GIB) is the world’s first investment bank dedicated to greening the economy and promoting economic growth for UK businesses...
John Roberts, one of the first Cheshire West and Chester Council and Chester Renaissance heritage skills trainees, has been given the opportunity to work on the Chester City Walls. John is training with specialists Grosvenor Construction on the restoration of...
