Abbey Square, Chester and John Bridgeman blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Abbey Square. This elegant square was built in the mid 18th Century on the site of the Abbey Bakehouse and Brewery. The two earlier stone cottages were built by Bishop John Bridgeman in 1626. The column in the central garden came from the old exchange building and was erected here in 1756.

John Bridgeman, Bishop of Chester, constructed two stone cottages in Abbey Square in 1626, which were later surrounded by the development of the elegant square in the mid-18th century.