Monument record 10961 - The Bars, former toll gate

The late medieval Bars on Boughton Road was erected with the purpose of controlling access into the medieval city of Chester and formed a substantial stretch of wall across the road with a toll gate beneath and a parapet and wall walk above. It did not form part of a continuous wall circuit, however. (1)

The toll gate was demolished in 1770 (2)

<1> Haswell, George. W, 1907, Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Northern Section) (Article in Journal). SCH5548.

<2> Brown, W, 1907, Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Article in Journal). SCH5549.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<5> Hunter, J, 1789, Survey of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5257.

<6> Wood, J, 1833, Plan of the City of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5258.

<7> Stockdale, 1796, A Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6510.

<8> Cole, G, 1805, Chester 1805 (Map of) (Maps and Plans). SCH6511.

<9> Neele, Samuel John, 1809, Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6512.

<10> Ward, S. W., 1987, Excavations at Chester, the Civil War Siege Works, 1642-6 (Excavation & survey reports) (Monograph). SCH1189.

<11> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<12> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<13> de Lavaux, A, 1745, Plan of the City and Castle of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5255.