Bridge of Sighs, Chester
The Bridge of Sighs in Chester was a crossing that led from the Northgate gaol, across the Chester Canal, to a chapel in the Bluecoat School. It was built to allow condemned prisoners to receive the last rites before their execution.[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
History
The bridge was built probably in 1793. It originally had iron railings to prevent the prisoners from escaping.[3] The architect was Joseph Turner.[4]
After the Northgate Prison closed, Chester City Corporation tried to have the bridge removed in 1821.
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bridge of Sighs, Chester. |
- ↑ "The Northgate Part II". History Tour & Map. 2009-08-21.
- ↑ Historic England, "Bridge of Sighs, Chester (1375967)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 April 2012
- ↑ Langtree, Stephen; Comyns, Alan, eds. (2001), 2000 Years of Building: Chester's Architectural Legacy, Chester: Chester Civic Trust, p. 126, ISBN 0-9540152-0-7
- ↑ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 270, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
Coordinates: 53°11′37.86″N 2°53′37.43″W / 53.1938500°N 2.8937306°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.