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Show I I Old Chcstci Cathedral EjrJy Church Archi' tare cf Surprising Beauty Seen in the "C jintcst VCjIIeJ City in England" Built Ce furies Ago. (S Int Cnrrt n.l.Mic fliriu: urn vrry fVw trnilirn nrrivl" nt I,liriii tmt I-uvh Unit cmnnuMTlii! city nt the vny flrt upixirt unity ami linrtiiMi to iiil.'t. ttnuHKiimlHU C ti v n t r. thi "q ii u I n 1 1' it t nlil wrIIim! city In KtiR IiiihI." In thiH tiUl Ch 1 1 tun cniilllll, nllhuiiKli nvrr I sno jenr lm vi' ihihhimI uliicn J ii II um Arl h1h and hln t'UUin ln l.1 nwiiy. m nn n a 'iir pnH'M tint mtni.-Hiini! of prnt I i i i k ! EATON HILL. viiuie periaiulng to this p.siple Is un- eillllied. The chief ol tl Ilseover- Ic- mo Hie liii,irju,iK. "t(.. father of all l.-utlllc healing npuiiriil I." They weie cvpcnxho lo IumM ii n, I keep up. and In, in ute I les of luxuiy. The walls of f'he.-ter. the only per-r per-r ct spei liiii-ii ol um -lent lort illcailun In the king, loin, were limit by Marliis, king or It 1 1 1 it I tt. who reigned "3 A. I), bill Kthellledu. iilioul Hie year !HiK A. 1).. greatly repaired und enlarged this city and repaired the walls, au thin now hut fo iHirtlons or the original Itoninn walla exist, although there Ik no doubt the present walls stand on tbe original foundations. They am built uf freestone, and afford af-ford a continuous promenade of nearly near-ly two miles about tho city tho old city, for the city Is now so enlarge! that it extends fur outside Ihe walls. In height (bay veer, nut tii arerafr uf tho wldih Is five feet, protected on the outside by a strong stone parapet, while on the Inidde there Is a wood and Iron railing. The view from Hie walls Is extensive exten-sive and Impressive, liiforluiiatcly the ancient gutowuyH have been abolished abol-ished and modern ones erected In their stead. Commencing a walk of the walls at the east gate, formerly Ilia eastern boundary of old Chester, hut nearly the central point of Chester of Hie present duy. and proceeding northward, north-ward, the venerable cathedral attracts attention. It Is from this point that It la aeen at Its best. Its site Is stated to have been occupied by a temple dedicated to Ahi11o during (ho time that the city was Inhabited by the Kotnan legionaries. The Cheater cathedral la a large. Irregular pile of buildings, erected at different periods from tho 11th to the lBth centuries, showing surprisingly pleasing transitions In styles of architecture. archi-tecture. Ita general stylo may be called Nornian-Oothlc. The Norman remains are extremely fine. The most ancient parts uf the cathedral appear lo be tho north transept, the north wall of the anle eluilr, part of tbe east clolstor and the chapel house. The choir Is exceptionally beautiful. The altar ploce Is uf highly wrought tapestry. tapes-try. The subject. "Klymna, tho Hor rorer. Stricken l)lnd." is from the celebrated cartoon of Tlnphael. The ifeil is a chninher for business by "oiue of the eitv guilds, whose arm. sere placed upon It !r these only tie phoenix, the crest of thn I'lllnteri a-i.l Stationers' Company, put up Ic Kn remains.. Kroin this lowct, tTinilos I was a i-pcciiitor of the le Wit of his army ou llowtnn m.-ol sent. :'i. I', i:, We hum pi, need lo the water tower in an, ent f.utiesa. Formerly Ihe Der Wed under this part of the walls noil the tower was used lo repel tht-tiiirltlmc tht-tiiirltlmc foes. Leaving the w.itcr tower we coma loWaler gale, between which and the I W III. Il nt hli: till,- ttoue.l up to ill fort I Is now nu ,-t,.n-lve I'm called Hit H.i,, dc- which In nt, I, 'ii linns waa Hit I'hnuHis de Mlirs. where athletic celesta were held. It Is now the) Cti-Hter rnee course, races being held Hitre twice a year. further along on the left Is the (iiDsvsnor bridge, wlih lis far-famed arth. one of the widest anlios of inuoury In Hie world. At our left wilhln Ihe walls are the runic, or which Cae-ar's tower la all tint remains or the original, and tho araory. which has a flue display of aras. We next arrive at llrldga gata. At Hie snuthwatd Is seen tho old bridgo, wdlch Is of coiiHlderalile antiquity. Ins suspension In blue, seen a little Villi r up the river, 4m mnly fee tae use of l-iot passengers, nnd was erected erect-ed about 4o years sgo. New gnlo. on the site of which ouee stood a poslern called Pepper tato, la now reached. The postern was removed and the uuw gate oroctod In UltiH. Nuw we are tuck again at Kant gate, and but a short distance from the hotel. After lunch we start for Ihe Hows. Chester In laid out upon lines of tho greutest simplicity, with four principal streets, which retain many old timber buildings, which give them au unusual nnd uualnt appearance, appear-ance, Intersecting each othor nearly at right angles. A building on Walcrgnte Hreet (which la not at all to be alighted) bears Ihe date lti.',2, and on the lower beam the fullowlug: "Ood'a Providence Provi-dence in Mine Inheritance," aa a grateful grate-ful memorial for a deliverance from the plague, which visited nearly every other house on the street. Before leaving Cheater we must not fall to visit Ht. John's church and priory, pri-ory, the foundations of which are sail to have been li.ld In CKV. Tho alory goos that Kthelred, King of Mercls. "minding to build a church, was told that when he nhottld sej a white hind there he should build a church, which white hind he saw In tho place where 8t. John's church standeth." In remembrance re-membrance of this his picture, with a white hind In his hand, wan placed In V, Jhf ,trV:"; i CHESTIR CATHEDRAL. bolsters are In the north aide of the tiurch. and form a quadrangle 110 feet square. Orlglnelly there were four walks, but the south walk Is now destroyed, i The western entrance stands pre-eminent pre-eminent lu architectural dignity, nnd Is said to have been the work of Abbot Ab-bot Klpley, who was appointed In HS5. Continuing the walk on tho wills the next attraction which greets the eye Is the Phoenix tower, formerly m m . a. - the rhtiieh, and can he aeen now, although al-though lu a stale of decay. The church is on an elovatlon over hanging the north bnnka ol the Dee, and but a short distance without the city walls. Although now much ruined, It retulns much of Ita gruntleur. |