chasing around Chester • Folksy Travel by Bill Smale

I visited the city from Birmingham since it seemed to be convenient by rail, on the way to Hollyhead in Wales where I could hop on the ferry for Dublin. But much to my surprise it was an extremely interesting city and worth a couple days to stick around. If you go chasing around Chester make sure you go down to the city center to see the old tutor style buildings and to walk along the older shops in the back streets and get some nice flavor of the town. Another interesting thing about Chester is it just a few minutes away from Liverpool, home of the Beatles, most of whom were of Irish descent. So whether you’re just visiting Chester for the history or you want to go onto Liverpool it’s a good idea to stick around here for a couple days.

Chester Cathedral Moon exhibit chasing around Chester — This was a moon exhibit at the cathedral. You could see people in lounge chairs relaxing and looking up at the moon. It’s pretty interesting.

Cathedral Moon exhibit chasing around Chester — If you can expand this and read it you will learn about this moon exhibit.

https://chestercathedral.com

Chester Cathedral chasing around Chester — This is inside the cathedral which is very beautiful

Chester Cathedral entrance Bill Smale — Looking back at the cathedral entrance

Chester Cathedral model Bill Smale — These two photos are models of the cathedral as it stands now

Looking at the front of the cathedral — From the back looking towards the front

Chester Cathedral stained glass windows — Beautiful stained glass windows

Chester Cathedral ceiling — These are ancient arches and the wall I think is from the Norman era so about 1000 years ago

Chester Cathedral cloister walkway — The walkway around the cloister

William Tracy killed Thomas Beckett — On the ceiling in a chapel is this figure explained below. William Tracy who killed Thomas Beckett at the behest of Henry II had to go around and build three churches as penance for the murder. There was a good chance he may have been my ancestor.

Emblem explanation — Explanation of the emblem

Rainbow colors — The rainbow colors spread out all along the large promenade

Shrewsbury Station — This is actually one of the stations on the way from Birmingham to Chester, Shrewsbury station. It’s just an interesting old station

Off license convenience store in Chester Bill Smale — I asked the fellow what “off license” means. The fellow told me that the shops are just not part of a large corporation or a franchise. They are independently owned convenience stores.

Louisiana style balcony — When I saw this building it just reminded me of Louisiana because of the balcony style

Eyebrow transplant in Chester — This sure grabbed my attention. The pictures go from left to right. If you have a hair transplant you wind up with more hair. If a woman has an eyebrow transplant she winds up as a man. I found that pretty…. Different.

Convenience store — A news and “off license” convenience store

Tutor style buildings — He wrote some of the old buildings downtown

My own spaghetti sauce Bill Smale — I made my own spaghetti sauce which was very delicious

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