Chester - Posh and Medieval
There are places steeped in history and the moment you land there, you are in another world. The streets built along ancient track-ways, have a magical charm when you walk them. There is a respect for the ancient. This is Chester. Chester is the best-preserved walled city in England and one of the richest in medieval architecture . The town centre has a distinctive old-world charm, with galleried streets filled with timber-framed buildings of white plaster and blackened beams. No other town in Britain conjures up a more vivid atmosphere of old England . Chester began with the Romans, about 75 AD. They built here a fort called Deva Vetrix , next to the River Dee. A civilian settlement grew up outside the fort which was also a busy little port. Roman remains can still be found in and around the city. The old Roman fort was besieged by Alfred the Great in the 9th century, to recapture it from the Vikings. Medieval Chester thrived, importing many luxuries like wine, and export