Chester Collection (page 2)

An instructor explaining engine details to a pupils at Sealand Aerodrome, Flintshire, c1936 (c1937)
An instructor explaining engine details to a group of pupils at the Service Flying Training School at Sealand Aerodrome, Flintshire, Wales, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

Hoisting the British flag in New Guinea, 1883 (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

The Holyhead and Chester Mails, 1905. Artist: Robert Havell
The Holyhead and Chester Mails at Hockley Hill, near Dunstable. Engraving by Robert Havell after a drawing by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). Coaches stuck in snow drifts

Charlie Chester, British stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter, 20th century. Artist: Montagu Watson
Charlie Chester, British stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter, 20th century. Known as Cheerful Charlie Chester, he starred in The Charlie Chester Show

The choir, Chester Cathedral, Cheshire, 1924-1926. The choir of Chester Cathedral was built between 1283 and 1315 and was designed by Richard Lenginour

Bishop Lloyds Palace, Chester, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Chester Cathedral, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Ancient Roman walls, city of Chester, 1905. The walls, built in 61 AD, are said to vary between 12 and 40 feet in height. Below is a chronology of events

Gods Providence House, Chester, c1920s. During an outbreak of the plague during the 17th century, it is said that not a house in the city was spared except for this one in Watergate Street

King Charles I Tower, Chester, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, The second series of British royal and ancient buildings

Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Artist: John Romney
Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Steam-powered pumping station for raising water from the river Dee for the towns water supply

The Woodman, c late 19th century. Artist: M & N Hanhart
The Woodman, c late 19th century. A woodman setting off to work in a snowy landscape, axe under his arm and billhook tucked in his belt, with a pipe for comfort and a dog for company

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