Conservation Area: Liverpool Road (Chester) Conservation Area (130)

The oldest building in the area is Abbot's Grange which dates from the early 19th century. However, there is documentary evidence of earlier buildings, including a church dedicated to St Thomas, which was destroyed during the Civil War. One curious features surviving from this period is Rock Lane. It has been dientified as Prince Rupert's Great Trench constructed in 1644 in order to facilitate the movement of cannon between defensive positions. Liverpool Road conservation area lies directly north of the city centre, split and made distinct from it by the inner ring road. Modern development on the western side (the Anglican Window Centre and building on the south corner of Chichester Street) and the depot on the eastern side create a definite visual break and provide a poor buffer zone between the two. The fountains roundabout is a prominent feature on route from the city centre. The road then forks out along Parkgate Road and Liverpool Road to the Wirral and Birkenhead respectively.