The Curious Guide Chester

BLOG POST: The Point of Ayr lighthouse remains a romantic landmark on Talacre beach at the entrance to the Dee estuary. What is less well-known is that it’s part of Chester’s maritime heritage as, despite being some 25 miles from the city, it was constructed in 1776 by a Trust of the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of Chester. There’d been a plan to light the entrance to the Dee’s deeper water navigable channel up to the wharves at Chester since the 1730s, but it’d been opposed by merchant interests at Liverpool.

It took a tragedy in October 1775 to overcome lobbying by Chester’s great regional rival.

Read more at:
www.thecuriousguide.com/en/post/pointofayrlighthouse

A typical house designed by John Douglas on the Grosvenor estate just outside Chester, built in red brick with a steep pitched roof and its tall, ribbed chimney stacks.

Join me on a ‘A Glimpse of Old England’ walking tour of Chester city centre to hear more about the Grosvenor family and their influence on the history and architecture of the city.

www.thecuriousguide.com/en/page/tours