Excerpt from The Medieval Architecture of ChesterThe Rows are another feature peculiar to Chester, and the account of them given at p. 1 is the most probable and rational explanation of their origin and use. The remains of the castle and the parish churches do not call for particular notice here.The present series of papers (reprinted from the Gentleman's Magazine) owe their origin to the meeting of the Archaeological Institute at Chester in July, 1856. Professor Willis, who has usually been kind enough to give the architectural history of the cathedral in each place of meeting, was unable to attend on this occasion, and in his absence Mr. Parker undertook the task, both in the Cathedral and in St. John's Church. The latter he was requested to undertake at very short notice after his arrival in Chester, as it was found that Mr.

Grosvenor did not propose to treat of the architecture at all, but merely to give the history of the monastery, - which forms an appropriate and almost necessary introduction to the architectural history.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.