Chester is England's most picturesque city. The two-mile circuit of her Roman and medieval walls encloses 2,000 years of history, including a unique system of two-storey shopping streets, the Gothic cathedral and charming Tudor and Stuart half-timbered houses, a monumental Greek Revival castle and the spectacular buildings of the Victorian and Edwardian black-and-white revival.
Chester has inspired artists for more than four hundred years, and the Grosvenor Museum houses 700 oils, watercolours, drawings and prints of the city. The cream of this remarkably comprehensive collection has been selected to provide a fascinating exploration of this unique city. The text provides a wealth of information about Chester's architectural history and the development of her distinctive townscape.
"... a beautifully produced book ... The great strength of this book is the way in which it reveals the riches of such an important collection ..." Northern History
