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The Watergate, Chester blue plaque

Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom

The Watergate. When Chester was a flourishing port in the Middle Ages, the river flowed close to the Watergate. All goods entering the city from the port passed through this gate. After the canalisation of the Dee in the 1730's a new port was built lower down the river. The medieval watergate was re

placed by the present arch in 1788.

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