History

Chester’s town crier moves from quills to digital skills with help from city business

July 26, 2019 // 5 Comments

Photos: Jeff Price and Angela Ferguson Cheshire Digital Skills Academy have been supporting the city’s town crier David Mitchell in producing his latest book, The [...]

Delve into The Deep at Chester Cathedral

July 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

Words and photos: Tori Erskine A visit to Chester Cathedral is always worthwhile, whether it’s a trip to watch the Mystery Plays, or just a place to grab a moment of peace [...]

A mooch around Chester: A Life Story, Chester’s newest visitor attraction

June 8, 2019 // 2 Comments

Is there anywhere else in the world where you can experience the majesty of a time travelling toilet? We think not. Bravo to the good folk at Big Heritage for producing a fun [...]

Cartoon Chester with Dai Owen

February 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

In the latest instalment of our Cartoon Chester series, our artist Dai Owen takes a wry look at some of the issues which may have concerned residents of historic Chester in [...]

Review: Debauched Chester – a talk with Rebecca Rideal and Big Heritage at St Michael’s Church

September 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

We Are Chester’s Tori Erskine heads into the city to explore some of the more debauched aspects of our history, courtesy of historian, author and broadcaster Rebecca [...]

Review: Chester Mystery Plays, Chester Cathedral

July 1, 2018 // 5 Comments

We Are Chester’s Tori Erskine steps inside the majestic surroundings of Chester Cathedral to experience the quinquennial production that is Chester Mystery Plays for the [...]

Introducing A Sketcher’s Blog: Sketches from Chester Mystery Plays by artist Dai Owen

June 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Our very own We Are Chester artist Dai Owen is currently in the process of documenting rehearsals for the forthcoming run of Chester Mystery Plays. The plays, which only [...]

Chester Archaeology Society invites new members to join up

April 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

Emma Stringfellow from Chester Archaeology Society has written a special piece for us, inviting new members to get involved with the wide-ranging visits and talks that the [...]

Like talking to a brick wall: We Are Chester visits the Talking Walls

July 4, 2017 // 2 Comments

Meg Chester and her friend Becca set out to sample a new visitor experience in Chester, where the city’s ancient walls come to life and start chatting away to [...]

Video: Another sneak peek around the Storyhouse cultural centre in Chester

May 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Chester’s brand new Storyhouse cultural centre opens on Thursday, 11 May and excitement is mounting about this long awaited addition to the city’s already [...]