Monument record 10429 - Gaol Fields (Lane)

Gaol's Fields, now Bedward Row, was a laneway created in between the Royal Infirmary and the City Gaol, at some time after the construction of the gaol in 1807 (5). Although it does not appear on Lavaux's 1745 plan of the city, Dodgson refers to this as having been previously called Dog Lane or Parson's Lane (1). It appears as Gaol's Fields on OS First Edition mapping (2, 5).

<1> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol.V(i) (Book). SCH3228.

<2> Mapping Medieval Chester Project, 2011, Digital Archive of Mapping Medieval Chester website (Digital Archive). SCH6761.

<3> Haswell, George. W, 1907, Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Northern Section) (Article in Journal). SCH5548.

<4> Brown, W, 1907, Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Article in Journal). SCH5549.

<5> de Lavaux, A, 1745, Plan of the City and Castle of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5255.