Can you help with our CPRA photo project ? Do you have any old photographs of your house or area from a few years ago? We will collect the picture, scan it, and return it to you undamaged. We will then take a photo to match the location, and put everything side by side on our CPRA web pages. If you can help please contact Adrian or Dave:
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21 Chester St in Saltney, was home to the Parry family. The date is unknown but the trams were still running…
2 and 4 Earlsway under construction no roof yet, in the 1920s
1980s Westfield, 23 Curzon Park North, now demolished for Westfield Close
9 Earlsway, just after being built in 1925
Outside 10 Earlsway 1920s
Junction of Mount Pleasant, Earlsway and Park Road West
Curzon Park North, March 1940
Dingle 1930s
Opposite 24 Park Road West in the 1980s
Chestnut Grange 9-11 Curzon Park South 1989
Books and websites for local history
For CPRA search for Curzon Park, Chester, Saltney, Hough Green, etc
(We can take no responsibility for accuracy or any content of these suggested links, but we welcome any comments or reports of problems)
From Bricks to Villas | http://www.chestercivictrust.org.uk/books-and-publications/b-to-v/ |
Chester Through Time | https://www.waterstones.com/book/chester-through-time/paul-hurley/len-morgan/9781848686649 |
Britain from above – | http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/ |
Chester Local Bygones | http://www.localbygones.co.uk/helpus,t84.htm |
Chester 360 | http://www.chester360.co.uk/ |
Cheshire Image Bank | http://cheshireimagebank.org.uk/index.php |
Francis Frith | http://www.francisfrith.com |
History Pin | https://www.historypin.org/ |
Old UK Photos | http://www.oldukphotos.com/ |
Chester Churches | http://www.churches-uk-ireland.org/towns/c/chester.html |
Vision of Britain | http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/363 |
The old pubs of Chester | http://www.chesterwalls.info/oldpubs.html |
A virtual stroll around the walls | http://www.chesterwalls.info/ |