Randle Holme I blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Old King's Head. This was the house of Randle Holme I, Mayor of Chester 1633-4. It was described as a 'new building' in 1633. Four generations of the Holme family worked as Chester Heralds and historians during the 17th Century. Their painted Heraldic memorial tablets are a feature of many Chester churches.

Randle Holme I served as Mayor of Chester from 1633-4; his family, spanning four generations, significantly contributed to heraldry and local history in Chester during the 17th century.