Cheshire Military Museum
The Cheshire Military Museum is a military museum in Chester, Cheshire, England.[2]
 The former A Block of Chester Castle, later used as the Cheshire Military Museum | |
  Shown in Cheshire | |
| Established | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Location | Chester Castle |
| Type | Military |
| Website | www |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | A Block, Castle Square |
| Designated | 26 February 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1271824[1] |
History
The museum has been housed in the former A Block in Chester Castle since 1972.[3][4] It covers the history of four British Army regiments connected with the County of Cheshire from 1685 onwards: the Cheshire Regiment, the Cheshire Yeomanry, the 3rd Carabiniers, the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, and also the Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School.[5] The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1]
References
- Historic England, "A Block, Chester Castle (Grade I) (1271824)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 July 2013
- Cheshire Military Museum, Army Museums Ogilby Trust, archived from the original on 17 June 2011, retrieved 18 February 2011
- Barrow, J. S.; Herson, J. D.; Lawes, A. H.; Riden, P. J.; Seaborne, M. V. J. (2005). "'Major buildings: Castle', in A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 2, the City of Chester: Culture, Buildings, Institutions". London. pp. 204–213. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- Cheshire Military Museum, 18 February 2011, retrieved 18 February 2011
- Cheshire Military Museum, Culture24, retrieved 18 February 2011
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