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ZCR 119 - Frank Simpson Manuscripts - 16th century - 20th century
- 2 - Photographs
  - 2 - 'Chester Cathedral' - c 1903-1905
    - 1 - Volume 1 - Exterior, and internal features

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Piece
Reference	ZCR 119/1079/19/p49
Title	Photograph: Chapter House.
Date	1904
Description	Interior of the Chapter House. The Chapter House is parallelogram in shape of three bays and dates from about the middle of the 13th Century, the exact year to which it is generally ascribed being 1240. The existing building (English) at that date took the place of a more ancient building (Norman). An interstting feature is the series of detached shafts on the inside.

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