Chester

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Chester

• Street Map of Chester showing the location of the
  principal Regency buildings

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Northgate
Chester Law Courts
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The Northgate is a classical arch designed by
Thomas Harrison and built in 1808-10. It was
commissioned by Earl Grosvenor when he was Mayor
in 1807-08.
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The Law Courts were built in the regency period.
The buildings are mock Greek as the front for the
Law Courts are in built in the style of an
amphitheatre.
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Chester Law Courts

• The main features of the courts which make it
  typically Regent is the ornate style of the
  building.
• This shown by the Ionian columns at the front of
  the building and also the ornate façade at the
  top.
• However the building still contains the Georgian
  features, such as the symmetry in the layout of
  the building.

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Ornate façade at the top of the building
Ionian columns at front of building. These are
more decorative than the Georgian Doric columns
Typically Regent details on the edgings of the
building
Notice the mimicking of the Classical period,
Greek architecture in particular.
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