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Chester City walls date mainly from Medieval times and form
an almost complete circle around the City of Chester - the
only complete city walls in Britain. The interesting history
of the walls and its special features is told on numerous
information plaques as you walk round. The roman walls were
defended by 4 fortified gateways and 26 towers. It was in
the 18th century that the walls became a fashionable promenade
with the gateways being replaced with elegant arches. Today
access to the walls can be made at any of the gates and at
various other points around their circuit. There are wheelchair
access points at the junction of Castle Drive and Grosvenor
Street, County Hall entrance, the corner of Duke Street and
Park Street, the Bell Tower, and Watergate Bridge.
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