Credits
The photographs of Chester today come from Wikimedia Commons, shared under Creative Commons licences by the photographers named below. The street map is built from OpenStreetMap data. The paintings and films are artist’s reconstructions made for this site; see about this guide.
Photographs
- Chester Roman Amphitheatre (geograph 6376074) by Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Chester, The Roman amphitheatre and Newgate beyond - geograph.org.uk - 7765422 by Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Chester - Stadtmauer Römisch by Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Eastgate Clock, Chester 1 by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net), CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Minerva's Shrine, Chester 01 general view from east by Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Minerva's Shrine, Chester 04 carving and surround by Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Chester Roman Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 5467367 by Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Roman tombstone, fragment depicting a funeral banquet, Deva Victrix (Chester, UK), The Grosvenor Museum (8394904734) by Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Grosvenor Museums - Grabstein 2 Kavallerist by Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Roman Hypocaust, Chester - geograph.org.uk - 3785001 by Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Northgate Chester CH1 by Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- The Old Dee Bridge, Chester - geograph.org.uk - 4839002 by Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and compressed for the web.
- Chester Cathedral Exterior by Michael D Beckwith, CC0. Resized and compressed for the web.
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Map
Street map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. The line of the Roman fortress is our own reconstruction, fixed to the surviving north-east and south-east corners and the fortress’s published width.
Typefaces
Cinzel and Alegreya Sans, both under the SIL Open Font Licence, served through Google Fonts.
Facts and visitor details checked 26 October 2026. Opening times and prices change, so check with the venue before you travel.