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Identifier: antiquitiesofen01gros (find matches)
Title: The antiquities of England and Wales
Year: 1785 (1780s)
Authors: Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
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Publisher: London : S. Hooper
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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does notwell endure the weather, and is at prefent much out of repair,feveral large pieces of the wails having lately fallen down into theditch. Indeed its trifling confequence as a fortrefs, would hardlyjuftify the expence of a thorough repair. It is, however, com-manded by a governor and lieutenant governor, and is commonlygarrifoned by two companies of invalids. This drawing wasmade anno 1770. (PLATE II.) As this edifice cannot well be reprefented at one view, withouttaking it at fo great a diftance as would render the parts ex-tremely indiftinct and confufed, this fecond profpect was judgedneceffary ; which being drawn from the ditch within the walls ofthe city, fhews fome of the principal internal buildings, givingthe beholder an idea of the antient magnificence of this venerablepile. The church feen in the back ground is dedicated to theVirgin Mary, and called St. Marys of the Caftle. In and nearthe angle under the great window appears the rock on which thecaftle is founded. In
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CHESTER. 37 In Fecks Defiderata Curiofa, Chefter caftle ftands in the liftof Queen Elizabeths garrifons, with the following officers and falaries : CHESTER. I. s. d. Conftable of the caftle 3 fee - - - - 6 134 Porter; fee 4 11 3 Keeper of the gardens 3 fee - - - - 6 18 Surveyor of the works within Chefhire 7 ^ gand Flint 3 fee - - - - - - J Mafler mafon 3 fee - - - - - - - ~~8 ?!> 4 Mafter carpenter ; fee 9 26 It frill continues to be a royal garrifon, and has a governorand lieutenant-governor, each at 10s. per diem 3 and two inde-pendent companies of invalids are ftationed here. During the civil war under Charles I. Chefter was befieged,and at length, Feb. 3, 1645, taken by the parliamentary forcescommanded by Sir William Brereton 5 but the caftle neithermade any particular defence or feparate capitulation. This draw*ing was made anno 1769. CHESTER BRIDGE. ThIS bridge is more worthy of notice for its pictiirefque ap-pearance, than remarkable for its antiquity 3 not but part of iti

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