2022 Online Media
Documents for download and videos to watch from the 2022 Chester Heritage Festival.
Discover Chester Children's Activity Sheet
Printed copies of the sheet are also available from the Visitor Information Centre in Town Hall Square, Chester... and to get you started, it might help to know the unique Chester Rows are medieval!
Download the Sheet Here (PDF)
The River Dee
A short self-guided trail to the section of the River Dee in Chester. Printed copies of the trail are also available from the Visitor Information Centre in Town Hall Square, Chester.
Siege of Chester
A self-guided walk to learn about life in Chester during the Civil War. Prepared by Chester U3A in 2022.
Department of History and Archaeology
The Chester Dark Age Tube Map
Heritage Map and Video Tour by Prof. Howard Williams to complement his talk on Friday 27 June, After Rome: Chester and the Dark Ages.
The Hidden History of Chester’s Civil War
This walking tour was co-created by Dr Sam Chadwick and 2nd year History students at the University of Chester, as part of their research methods and practice module.
The students carried out original research for each stop on the tour, and created a video explaining their findings. It can be viewed at home, or on device following the route in-person.
The Forgotten History of Cheshire’s Witches
Diverse Narratives: Cheshire in WWI
Stories revealed by a project led by Prof. Tim Grady and Dr Hannah Ewence.
Visit: www.diversenarratives.co.uk
Hidden Histories of the First World War in Chester
A self-guided walking tour by Prof. Tim Grady and history students.
Archaeological Training Dig
This video goes behind the scenes of the 2022 annual dig in Grosvenor Park by University of Chester's Archaeological students organised in conjunction with West Cheshire Museums.
Dark Chester Live
Green Badge Guide David Atkinson delved into the shadows to reveal tales from Chester’s dark side on 18 June. Two stops on the walk were live streamed to Facebook.