Monument record 10425 - Nicholas Street

The earliest documentary reference to Sancti Nicholai Street dates to 1297, with various other references throughout the medieval period through to modern times (1, 3). Speed marks it as St Nicholas Lane (1), while Lavaux's 1745 plan of the city shows this stretch of the street as Nicholas Street (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.