Charles Dickens, James Harrison, Theatre Royal, Chester, Chester Music Hall, and 2 others

This blue commemorative plaque records: St. Nicholas's Chapel. Originally a medieval chapel, this was Chester's Commonhall in the 16th Century and later became the Wool Hall. It was licensed as the Theatre Royal in 1777, and converted into the Chester Music Hall by James Harrison in 1855. Charles Dickens performed here in 1867.

St. Nicholas's Chapel served multiple civic and cultural roles from a medieval chapel to the Theatre Royal, hosting notable figures like Charles Dickens who performed there in 1867; it was later converted into the Chester Music Hall by James Harrison in 1855, reflecting its enduring significance in Chester’s cultural history.