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#623765 17th Nov 2011 11:29pm
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Not quite Wirrsl, but our one time admin centre. Eastgate Street in the 1950s. The great Grosvenor Hotel is on the right

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pablo42 #623799 18th Nov 2011 12:07am
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A few Chester Photo's taken by myself in 1979

Lombard RAC Rally Chester 1979, Foregate Street.
Bambers would eventually become McDonalds

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Lombard RAC Rally Chester 1979.
Cousins Coffee House now a Computer Games shop, & Toy & Hobby now part of a HMV shop

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Lombard RAC Rally Chester 1979.
Scanned Pics from my Photo Archive, Also show the "Ye Old Royal Oak" pub later became Dixons then Currys now a Waitrose Store. (Oct 2011)

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Great photos Chris. Keep 'em coming fella

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Eastgate Street, no date

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Chester Rows, no date

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The Cross, 1930

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St Werburgh Street 1930s

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Bridge Street, no date

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these are fab

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Glad you like them Lauralou

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I also love the pics and Info he puts on Wiki,
keep it up Pablo x

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I shall do me best Lightning, can't refuse with those legs...

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King Charles Tower, no date

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Does Chester look odd without cars?

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That pic of the tower, has it been modified from roman to edwardian?


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