A Son of the Rock

The good lady and myself hied ourselves off for a few days this week ticking places off the “to see, to do” list.

Our first stop was Chester.

It’s an idiosyncratic city, certainly. Lots of Tudor (or Tudor style) buildings and the famous rows – colonnaded terraces of shops above shops.

This was the most impressive building of that type.

Tudor shops in Chester

There was scaffolding on the row on this one. Behind it the place opened out into a modern shopping mall which could have been anywhere.

Here’s another example. Note the nearest upper shop’s name. Shuropody. (Shudder.)

Tudor building showing row

It was very pleasant strolling along the rows at night after the shops had shut. It had been a bit hectic and crowded during the day.

Like York, Chester still has a walkable city wall, though it came down to ground level on the side of the city nearest the river. This clock stands above one of the entrance gates to the walled part. Unfortunately the sky was a bit bright behind it.

Chester wall clock

This one was outside the wall. Still traditional Tudor in style but the incongruousness with the contrast to the shop’s name forced me to photograph it.

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