What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Eastgate. This was the site of the Eastern gateway of the Roman Fortress, part of which was incorporated into the medieval gate. The present arch was built 1768-9 at the expense of Richard, Earl Grosvenor. The clock above commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.
Eastgate marks the eastern entrance to Chester's Roman fortress, with its current structure dating from 1768-9; it includes a clock commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
A plaque record does not grant entry to a building or private land. View it from a public place unless permission is clearly given.
Places near here
The Eastgate and clockListed building · 13 yd
Old Bank BuildingsListed building · 31 yd
Statue of St Andrew on the former Bank of Liverpool buildingMonument or public art · 63 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 166 yd
Tombchest monument to Bishop John PearsonMonument or public art · 174 yd
Roman Angle TowerVisitor information · 216 yd
Roman AmphitheatreHeritage attraction · 240 yd
Dewa Roman ExperienceMuseum · 322 yd
Roman GardensVisitor information · 435 yd
Chester CastleCastle · 734 yd
Roman quarry including Edgar's Cave and the rock-cut figure of Minerva on Edgar's Field, 150m south west of Dee BridgeScheduled monument · 813 yd
Thomas Brassey StatueMemorial · 913 ydOther information
Photo: Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0