Monument record 10892 - Gloverstone (Stone)

It is generally reported that a large stone currently found in the Water Tower Gardens is the re-located stone that marked one of the boundaries of the Gloverstone area (CHER 10891), a distinct area that was under the jurisdiction of neither the City or the County, situated near the castle. One source records that it was found buried when the A-block of the castle was constructed in 1810 (1, 2).

It was described in 1625 as a 'greate stone called Glovers' Stone...a grey stone of marble standing in the streete... A blewe marble stone... The meere(stone) called Glovers Stone' (4). It was meant to sit in front of the castle gate and marked the limit of the city jurisdiction down to at least 1879 (4).

<1> English Heritage, 2001, Chester Castle Conservation Plan (Unpublished Report). SCH6281.

<2> Simpson F, 1925, Chester Castle, A.D. 907-1925 (Article in Journal). SCH5695.

<3> Lewis C.P & Thacker A.T. (eds), 2005, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume Vii, The City of Chester - The City of Chester, Culture, Buildings, Institutions (Book). SCH6522.

<4> Dodgson J., 1968, Place names and Street names at Chester (Article in Journal). SCH5891.

<5> Taylor, Henry, 1895, The Chester City Companies (Article in Journal). SCH5590.