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Eastgate, Chester blue plaque

Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom

Eastgate, Chester blue plaque

The Eastgate. This was the site of the Eastern gateway of the Roman Fortress, part of which was incorporated into the medieval gate. The present arch was built 1768-9 at the expense of Richard, Earl Grosvenor. The clock above commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.

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