Everton Park

A wildflower meadow in an urban park in Liverpool

Chester

Chester is an old Roman town near Liverpool. We stayed near it when we were in the area for a week. It has canals, a city wall, a nice old town center and lots of red stone.

The cathedral

The inner town had a flavor of its own, with a pronounced half-timbered look.

Stairs up onto the old wall.

Walking around on a wall gives a different view of a place...

Some of the sights are on the recent side.

A collection of excavated Roman column bases.

The old amphitheater.

 

Chester Canals

The Canals at Chester are intriguing. We only had a short walk along them, after which we veered off to see the city walls and other things.

The canal at this point does a major altitude gain: three tall back to back locks, plus a few other locks and a switchback.

It ends up in a deep notch cut into the red sandstone bedrock.

A stretch of old city wall looks over the canal.

Red Sandstone

 If you make your house out of red sandstone, it is evidently a good idea to put roofs over any parts exposed to the weather.

 Otherwise your sandstone house might melt.

An old church in Chester, one of the reddest towns that we saw in England.

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