Salt and silk were the foundations of Cheshire’ industrial wealth, and their stories are recalled in museums across the county. The Industrial Revolution which led to the building of Quarry Bank Mill and its pioneering model village for mill workers also saw the development of the county’s canals, which are the theme of National Waterways at Ellesmere Port.
The Cheshire Plain has for centuries been rich dairy farming country. Wealth from the land built a profusion of country houses, and Gawsworth and Little Moreton Hall show the traditional half-timbering used for cottages was equally successful for mansions. Their owners, unlike those of Tatton Park and Capesthorne, resisted the urge to rebuild in grander styles of later centuries. The plain offered few natural defensive sites for castles, and those at Chester and Beeston are survivors from medieval times.
The city of Chester has had many roles. First it was Deva, a Roman legionary fortress and naval base. This was succeeded by Saxon township, Norman border fortress, medieval walled town and seaport, Royalist stronghold, and finally modern cathedral city and county town. The marks that its history has left on Chester’s architecture, and the present-day work of conservation, are described in displays in its museums.
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