John Douglas and St. Werburgh Street blue plaque
Overview
John Douglas and St. Werburgh Street blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Cheshire West And Chester. This blue commemorative plaque records: St. Werburgh Street. The whole of the east side of this street was designed and developed between 1895 and 1899 by the Chester architect John Douglas (1829-1911).
Why it was made
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: St. Werburgh Street.
People and events
The saved account records: The carved detail includes a figure of Queen Victoria, placed here to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
How it worked
The saved account records: The whole of the east side of this street was designed and developed between 1895 and 1899 by the Chester architect John Douglas (1829-1911).
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
John Douglas and St. Werburgh Street blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: St. Werburgh Street. The whole of the east side of this street was designed and developed between 1895 and 1899 by the Chester architect John Douglas (1829-1911). The carved detail includes a figure of Queen Victoria, placed here to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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