Detail View: SHIMMER: Chester Rows

Title: 
Chester Rows
Image Date: 
2010
Period: 
13th century ; 14th century ; 19th century ; 20th century
Location: 
Chester, Cheshire
Country: 
ENGLAND, UK
Display Creator: 
not known
Image ID: 
10-1391
Description: 
Exterior view: Shop frontage - heavily altered in the 19th century. Gives access to the 20th century Grosvenor Shopping Centre behind it. One of several streets of facades containing a double row of shops - one at street level frontage with steps down to basement stores, one accessed from raised continous walkways. These are unique, in this form and extent, to Chester. Some of the lower level shops have Roman architectural relics incorporated into their structure. Location: Upper Bridge Street.
Rights: 
© Dave Ball
Permissions: 
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Photographed by: 
Dave Ball
Creator: 
not known
Creator Role: 
Architects.
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 1300-1400
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 1200-1300
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 1800-1900
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading: 
Shopping -- England (Cheshire)
Subject Heading: 
Streets -- England (Cheshire)
Subject Heading: 
Shops