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F. G. L. Chester

This operation took place in early October 1943, and reported on Japanese sea-traffic in the Sibutu Passage and the Balabac Strait of the Sulu Sea, just to the north of North Borneo.


Abbey Gateway

Abbey Gateway, Chester, the former gateway of St Werburgh's Abbey in Chester, England

American Airlines Flight 6780

Also on board were former war correspondent John F. Chester and US Civil Aeronautics Administration officials George T. Williams and John D. Rice, both engaged in the development of airport radar systems and navigational aids.

Christ Church, Chester

The reredos in the chapel, dating from 1897, was designed by Kempe, its figures being carved by Joseph Mayer of Oberammergau.

God's Providence House, Chester

The building features in the novel God's Providence House: A Story of 1791 (1865) by Isabella Banks.

Henry Herbert Symonds

From 1909 to 1935 he followed a career as a teacher, first at Clifton College and Rugby School, and later as headmaster of The King's School, Chester and the Liverpool Institute High School.

Newgate, Chester

The structure is decorated with carved shields and Tudor roses.

Phoenix Tower

:For the structure with a similar name in Chester, England, see Phoenix Tower, Chester

St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester

James Harrison modified it again into a hall for concerts and entertainments in 1854–55, when it was known as the Music Hall.

St Oswald's Chambers, Chester

Widening the street had opened up the view of Chester Cathedral from Eastgate Street, but beyond the terrace the view was partly obscured by structures belonging to the business of Dicksons, seed merchants and nurserymen.

St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester

The Lady Chapel reredos features a Madonna and Child with the inscription "Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deum" from the Magnificat The Lady Chapel Altar has three carved panels featuring a pelican feeding her chicks with her own blood, a Lamb holding a Shepherd's staff with the inscription "Ecce Agnus Dei" and another carved panel depicting an Eagle in flight.

St. Mary's Centre, Chester

For the last few years, the centre has been the venue for the final exhibition of work by sixth-form art students at Chester Catholic High School.

The Queen's School, Chester

The Queen's School is the only independent school in the north of England to be recognised and designated "Advanced Confucius Classroom" status by Hanban for excellence in teaching Mandarin Chinese.

Founded in 1878 by a group of prominent Chester citizens as The Chester School for Girls, the school owes its royal name to Queen Victoria.

Founded in 1878 as "The Chester School for Girls", Queen Victoria, who was the school's first patron, issued a royal decree naming the school as "The Queen's School" in 1882, the only school in England to have this distinction.

Thomas Meakin Lockwood

Number 1 Bridge Street, built in 1888, is timber-framed in Black-and-white Revival style.


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