Chester 2 - A black and white photo of a river

 
BPLDC no.: 08_04_000071
Page Title: Chester
Collection: William Vaughn Tupper Scrapbook Collection
Album: Volume 13: Chester. Stratford on Avon. Warwick. York. : Kenilworth. Blenheim. Fountains Abbey.
Call no.: 4098B.104 v13 (p. 16)
Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn
Genre: Scrapbooks; Albumen prints
Extent: 1 photographic print mounted on page : albumen ; page 33 x 39 cm.
Description: Scrapbook page contains one photograph of Eaton Hall in Chester (the palace originally built by the Duke of Westminster), with annotated information about the history of the site.
Transcription: As early as A.D. 60, the Romans had a camp here for the celebrated XXth Legion. When they left the country the Welsh, Saxons, Danes occupied it. It was the last city to yield to William the Conqueror, 1070, who gave it to his nephew Hugh Lupus, ancestor of Duke of Westminster, the owner of Eaton Hall. It is a conservative place - was loyal to & adhered to fortunes of Charles I.
Notes: Page description supplied by cataloger, derived from captions and/or annotated information.; Caption on image: Chester, Eaton Hall
BPL Department: Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions.

Flickr data on 2011-08-27:

Camera: Sinar AG Sinarback 54 FW, Sinar m
License: CC BY 2.0
User: Boston Public Library Boston Public Library