{{Short description|Junction of streets in Cheshire, England}} {{EngvarB|date=April 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}} [[File:St Peter's Church, Chester-2.jpg|thumb|300px|Chester Cross from the south, showing St Peter's Church]] [[File:Chester Town Crier.jpg|thumb|150px|The town crier on Chester High Cross]] '''Chester Cross''' is a junction of streets at the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England ({{gbmapping|SJ405662}}).
The streets meeting at the junction are Watergate Street, Eastgate Street, Bridge Street and Northgate Street. The junction consists of a staggered crossroads, with Watergate Street in continuity with Eastgate Street, and Bridge Street joining the junction to the west of Northgate Street. Watergate Street, Eastgate Street, Bridge Street were the main roads in Chester when it was a Roman fortress. To the north of the point where Bridge Street met the other streets was the Roman ''principia'' (headquarters building).{{sfnp|Ward|2009|p=7|ps=}} It is thought that Northgate Street was driven through the ruins of the Roman buildings in the 10th century.{{sfnp|Ward|2009|pp=28–29|ps=}}
The centrepiece of Chester Cross is the Grade II listed building Chester High Cross, a medieval cross which was damaged in the Civil War, then removed elsewhere, and reinstated in its original position in 1975.<ref>{{NHLE |num= 1376246|desc= Chester High Cross|access-date= 17 April 2013|mode=cs2}}</ref> Immediately to the north of Chester Cross is St Peter's Church, a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE |num= 1376247|desc= Church of St Peter, Chester|access-date= 17 April 2013|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> At the southeast corner of the junction is 1 Bridge Street, a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{NHLE |num= 1376055|desc= Number 1 Bridge Street and Row, Chester|access-date= 17 April 2013|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Today Chester Cross is a popular meeting point. During the summer months Chester's town crier makes a midday proclamation from the steps of the High Cross.<ref>{{Citation| url = http://www.chestertowncriers.com/cross.html| title = Chester Cross Proclamation| access-date = 13 September 2009| publisher = Chester Town Criers| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090107020509/http://www.chestertowncriers.com/cross.html| archive-date = 7 January 2009| df = dmy-all}}</ref>
==References== '''Citations''' {{Reflist|30em}} '''Sources''' {{refbegin}} *{{Citation | last =Ward | first =Simon | title =Chester: A History | publisher =Phillimore | year = 2009 | location =Chichester| isbn =978-1-86077-499-7 }} {{refend}}
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Category:Chester Category:Road junctions in England