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a little more about Chester
 With a history dating 2000 years, this fine city has significant historical importance. The Roman 20th Legion erected the original wall bound stronghold, naming the fortress 'Deva'. The four main roads of the camp, now called Northgate, Eastgate, Watergate and Bridge, remain exactly where they were marked them out 1,900 years ago. Post Roman Britain the Saxons shored up Chester's defences to create a fortified town, with protection against the pesky Danes in mind, extending the walls down to the river. Chester was one of the last towns to fall to the Norman's, following their conquest of 1066. The Norman's duly appointed the first Earl of Chester who built the castle to dominate the nearby Welsh border. Cheshire continued to be ruled by a line of Norman earls until King Henry III claimed the title. Thereafter the first inline to the throne always held the Earldom, hence Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. Until the estuary silted up, medieval Chester was the largest trading port in northern England. The Industrial Revolution brought further prosperity along with new roads, the railway and canal; and Chester's affluent Victorian era saw timely citywide restoration and development.
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