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	Chester Tourist - Chester Cathedral, Cheshire, U.K.
		Norman masonry is visible from the Norman cathedral.
		The tapestry came to Chester Cathedral in the 17th century and up till 1843 hung at the east end of the choir as the reredos of the high alter.
		The 'Chester pilgrim' carved in the choir stalls.
	www.chestertourist.com /cathedral.htm (1801 words)

	Chester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chester is the county town of Cheshire in the northwestern England, close to the border with Wales.
		Chester continued to deal with its loss of trade throughout the centuries, and in the 1640s English Civil War the Battle of Rowton Moor occurred in nearby meadows, where the Parliamentary Forces crushed the Royalist loyal Cavaliers.
		Chester has a railway station to the North East of the city centre, designed by Francis Thompson with an impressive Italianate frontage dating from 1848, though the interior is somewhat dilapidated, having lost a roof in the Chester General rail crash.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chester (1989 words)

	Chester Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, mother church for the Diocese of Chester, north-west England.
		The Cathedral is unusual in having a stand-alone bell tower built in the Cathedral grounds.
		Chester Cathedral is home to two choirs; The Chester Cathedral Choir made up of six professional singers, three choral scholars and separate boys and girls choirs which sing in rotation, and The Nave Choir, the oldest Cathedral voluntary choir in the country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chester_Cathedral (190 words)

	Encyclopedia: Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Lutheran or Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric.
		Although a cathedral may be amongst the grandest of churches in the diocese (and country), especially in the medieval and Renaissance times, this has never been a requirement and (especially in modern times, where functionality rather than grandeur is the foremost consideration) a cathedral church may be modest in structure.
		The Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, the cathedral church of the Pope, alone in Western Europe possesses a patriarchal character among Roman Catholics, since the Pope is patriarch of the West.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cathedral (5160 words)

	Discover Chester, England, Great Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chester is the county town of Cheshire in the north-west of England, close to the border with Wales.
		Chester has a railway station to the North East of the town centre with an impressive italianate frontage of 1848, though the interior is somewhat dilapidated.
		Chester was at this time the largest port in Northern England, with the trade that this created bringing affluence to the city.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /England/england-discover-chester.html (1126 words)

	Chester Cathedral 3
		Werburgh- to whom the cathedral is dedicated- and the 'restored goose' is here also, but some of these medieval masterpieces are now sadly lost to us, for 150 years ago, Dean Howson ordered five of them to be destroyed on the grounds that they were "very improper".
		Despite considerable objection, in 1999, the Cathedral authorities replaced the 18th century nave floor with new stone, declaring the old surface to be "unsafe", and to have been worn "wafer-thin".
		During the Summer of 2002, the north side of the Cathedral was once again shrouded in scaffolding and surrounded by the noise and dust of the builders as work commenced upon the construction of a new choir school above the ancient Chapter House entrance and on the site of the long-vanished monk's dormitories.
	www.bwpics.co.uk /cathedral3.html (2215 words)

	Chester Cathedral 2
		Of the twenty-two monks present at the abbey in 1538, ten were selected to remain as members of the Cathedral staff and the rest were issued with pensions and lump-sum gratuities of approximately a half-year's pension, in order to pay for their secular clothing, food and accomodation until their first pension payments became due.
		The Cathedral, in common with the rest of the town, had been badly treated during the Siege of Chester in the 1640s, and some of the lead was stripped from the roof in order to make musket balls.
		He returned to Chester with the unfortunate monarch (dressed in the monk's robe in which he attempted to escape) and the Earl of Salisbury, "mounted on two little white nagges not worth 40 francs" and lodged them in the Castle.
	www.bwpics.co.uk /cathedral2.html (1702 words)

	The Hidden Treasures of Chester Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		From a distance, the cathedral church of Christ and the Blessed Mary seems to lack the grandeur and awe of some of the larger churches containing a Bishop's seat or "cathedra".
		Chester Abbey escaped the fate that lay in wait for so many of England's monasteries because of its remoteness: until that time the area had been administered by a distant bishopric.
		After browsing among Chester Cathedral's treasures and perhaps finding a few minutes for silent contemplation, it is time to go to the refectory for a cup of fair trade tea and a Danish pastry.
	www.timetravel-britain.com /05/fall/cathedral.shtml (1780 words)

	BBC News \| ENGLAND \| Ale and hearty treat for cathedral visitors
		Chester Cathedral is to return to a 1,000-year-old tradition by unveiling its own brand of beer.
		The new beer is named in honour of the famous "Chester Pilgrim", carved on a fourteenth century bench-end in the cathedral choir area.
		The Cathedral was rebuilt in 907 and a Saxon Minster established.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/1829786.stm (253 words)

	Chester Cathedral
		Chester was such a prominent place in Roman times, it is unusual that we have never found any record of a Roman temple before but this discovery now sets the record straight".
		The north-west corner of the cathedral is the oldest part of the nave, its original Norman end, with imposing rounded arches built around 1140; this corner is now the Baptistry, and the font, from Venice, is 19th century.
		Of the Act relating to Chester, it is interesting to note that it was allied to an Act of Queen Anne for "reducing the laws relating to Rogues, Vagabonds, Sturdy Beggars and Vagrants".
	www.bwpics.co.uk /cathedral.html (2835 words)

	Chester Cathedral
		The word on the street is that the present Chester Cathedral is built on the site of the Roman Temple of Apollo which was, in turn, built upon an ancient Druid place of worship.
		The grounds of the Cathedral do occupy a large chunk of the centre of the Roman city of Deva and must obviously 'hide' a great part of the city's history.
		When Christianity arrived in Chester, around 200AD or thereabouts the missionaries already knew that a good place to build their churches was on the sites of existing or previous places of worship.
	haywards.heath.localwebsuk.com /chester/cathedral.html (529 words)

	Chester Cathedral - History
		The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary at Chester is a living symbol of continuous progress, combined with constancy of purpose.
		The story of Chester Cathedral can be traced back to the time of the Saxon Minster, which in 907 housed the remains of St Werburgh.
		The Cathedral joins together in our own generation a community of people, who put prayer at the centre of their lives, and are also ready to share their faith in Christ with others: through daily worship, preaching and education, as well as through caring work in the city and beyond.
	www.chestercathedral.com /website_pages/History.asp (935 words)

	CRSBI: Chester Cathedral, Chester, Cheshire
		To the N of this is the long groin-vaulted undercroft of the range: a structure in two sections now housing an exhibition area and the cathedral shop, and originally extending beyond the square of the cloister to the N. Turning the NW corner into the N walk there is a 13thc.
		The vault is a quadripartite groin vault with square transverse and longitudinal ribs dividing the bays.
		In view of the mausoleum function envisaged by the founder, it is at least possible that these niches were intended to carry a series of tombs of members of the family of Hugh of Avranches.
	www.crsbi.ac.uk /ed/ch/checa (3896 words)

	Chester Cathedral - Definition, explanation
		Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, mother church for the Diocese of Chester, north-west England.
		For the first 530 years of its existence it was Saint Werburgh's Abbey after the remains of the Saint it housed.
		The Cathedral is unusual in having a stand-alone bell tower built in the Cathedral grounds.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/ch/chester_cathedral.php (414 words)

	Chester Cathedral -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It is built on (A native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest) Anglo-Saxon foundations dating back to (Click link for more info and facts about 907) 907.
		For the first 530 years of its existence it was (Click link for more info and facts about Saint Werburgh) Saint Werburgh's Abbey after the remains of the Saint it housed.
		The Cathedral is unusual in having a stand-alone (A tower that supports or shelters a bell) bell tower built in the Cathedral grounds.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chester_cathedral.htm (175 words)

	Chester Cathedral Finds Medieval Inspiration for New Bottled Beer - Christianity Today magazine - ...
		The monks of Chester, in northern England, used to produce beer for themselves and for pilgrims to the shrine of St Werburg, a 7th-century abbess to who were ascribed many miracles.
		Chester says it is one of the few historic Church of England cathedrals not to charge for entry.
		The cathedral authorities, however, are not planning to follow monastic tradition by brewing the beer themselves: they have given the job to the J. Lees brewery in nearby Manchester.
	www.ctlibrary.com /6865 (635 words)

	Chester Cathedral pictures from religion photos on webshots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		I must pay a visit in the near future as your Chester is not that far away and looks to have great things to focus a camera on.
		Hi Ann, Love the shots you have taken of the Chester Cathedral, those stain glass window are so wonderful.
		Chester is not far from where we live as well.
	community.webshots.com /album/316737784PXsmrC (402 words)

	Talk:Chester - Metaweb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chester Zoo is the largest garden zoo in Britain and considered one of the best in Europe.
		Chester's Town Crier may be seen here at midday from Tuesday to Saturday in the summer.
		There are some ancient inns in Chester, including The Blue Bell (1494) and the 16th century Pied Bull, both in Northgate (B2), and the Bear and Billet (1664), in Lower Bridge Street (C5) which was the townhouse of the earls of Shrewsbury.
	www.metaweb.com /wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Talk:Chester&printable=yes (2168 words)

	Chester - tourist information centres - holiday accommodation, activities, attractions, historic sites - ...
		The City of Chester, established as Deva by the Romans 2,000 years ago on the banks of the River Dee, is the historic gem of North West England.
		Chester Cathedral towers above the city: originally a 10th Century church dedicated to St. Werburgh, a Mercian princess, it is the site of a wealthy Norman Benedictine Monastery and only became a cathedral after the dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII.
		Chester is well served by museums and galleries: Chester Castle is the site of the Military Museum, and nearby is the Grosvenor Museum with the Roman Stones Gallery and diorama of the Roman fortress as it was about AD220.
	www.touristnetuk.com /NW/CHESTER (490 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient Diocese of Chester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Though the See of Chester, schismatically created by Henry VIII in 1541, was recognized by the Holy See only for the short space of Queen Mary's reign, the city had in earlier times possessed a bishop and a cathedral, though only intermittently.
		But the chief ecclesiastical foundation in Chester was the Benedictine monastery of St. Werburgh, the great church of which finally became the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
		The archdeaconry of Chester, from the Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, and that of Richmond, from York, were combined to form the new see, and the abbey church, now the cathedral, was to be served by a dean and six prebends, the complaisant ex-abbot becoming the first dean.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03649a.htm (668 words)

	Chester & Hotels With e-travelguide.info
		Chester has a great range of restaurants and cafes but you cannot beat the romance of a dinner on the Dee in the form of a summer evening cruise.
		Chester Cathedral was built in the 11th century and has seen much restoration, which is still being undertaken to this day.
		The cathedral is free to visit and is one of Chester’s most popular visitor sites with over 1 million visitors per year.
	www.e-travelguide.info /chester (411 words)

	Chester Cathedral - English Cathedrals Music
		Chester Cathedral is tremendously proud of its 900-year tradition of excellence in choral singing and of the people who help us maintain and build on those traditions - our choristers and our music staff.
		This brochure is designed to provide a very brief glimpse of the history behind the Cathedral's choral traditions and bring you up-to date with opportunities which currently exist for people of all ages in the Cathedral choirs.
		Chester Cathedral Girls' Choir was formed in 1996 to be a parallel to the Boys' Choir.
	www.churchmusic.org.uk /cathmus/chester.php (1128 words)

	Chester Cathedral
		Chester was originally built by Saxon canons in the name of Saint Werburgh, a lady whose claim to sainthood was not harmed by having three Saxon kings as relatives.
		The second church on the site was built by Hugh "Lupus" (the Wolf), Earl of Chester, in 1092, perhaps as expiation for his worldly excesses.
		The church was raised to cathedral status by Henry VIII.
	britainexpress.com /counties/cheshire/az/chester/chester-cathedral.htm (289 words)

	Gateway to Wales...Chester Part I-The Roman Invasion
		With a bit of imagination, a good map supplied by the Chester Tourist Information Center, or even a Roman Gladiator as your guide, you can still see pieces of the once great city whose original design is still a great part of Chester today.
		The land opposite the Cathedral, now primarily occupied by businesses, once saw the onslaught of thousands of Roman Centurion and cavalry displaying with pride, their armour, skill and military might.
		The land now occupied by the Chester Castle, the Crown Courts and County Hall buildings, even the Military Museum, is known to have been occupied by many of the local Celtic people.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/wales_travel/93703 (2401 words)

	Chester, UK
		Chester, UK This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
		Chester isn't far, only about 20 miles from the Liverpool area, and when I got there I walked to the center of town and in to one of the tourist offices which is right next to the city hall building.
		Chester Cathedral; afraid I don't have a nice wide view shot but when you walk around it you notice it is built in the typical shape of a cross like many cathedrals of it's time.
	kcollins.com /chester (1035 words)

	Bruce, Alex: Cathedral 'Open and Free'
		Despite the efforts of his predecessors, Bennett found Chester Cathedral in need of much repair and renovation if it were to match his ideal and fulfill the purpose he had in mind for it.
		In the early twentieth century Anglican cathedrals in England were generally perceived as remote and unwelcoming places and of interest mainly to antiquarians seeking to inspect their monuments; admission charges were levied on visitors.
		By the time he retired in 1937, the Cathedral’s finances were in credit; the fabric of the church and adjoining monastic buildings had been repaired, renovated, and developed, and all were fully in use, as Bennett had planned in 1920.
	www.press.uchicago.edu /cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/164327.ctl (263 words)

	Venues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chester offers a year-round programme of arts and entertainment including; Festivals, Street Events, Exhibitions, Performing Arts, Community Projects and Public art, provided by a mix of professional, voluntary and statutory groups and agencies.
		Cathedral organ recitals held every Thursday at 1.10pm throughout the year.
		Chester Theatre Club is the leading amateur theatre in Chester.
	www.chestercc.gov.uk /main.asp?page=378 (395 words)

	Church Business - Chester Cathedral finds medieval inspiration for new bottled beer
		The monks of Chester, in northern England, used to produce beer for themselves and for pilgrims to the shrine of St. Werburg, a 7th-century abbess to whom were ascribed many miracles.
		Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, charges 3.50 pounds sterling (U.S.$5) for an adult admission, with a range of concessions and free entry for worshippers and people wishing to pray privately.
		The Chester beer is named after a famous feature of the cathedral, the Chester Pilgrim, a carving on a 14th century bench-end in the choir.
	www.churchbusiness.com /hotnews/23h159944.html (410 words)

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