Recorder's Steps

The Recorder's Steps consist of two flights of stone steps leading down from the outside of the city walls in Chester, Cheshire, England. They lead from the walkway at the top of the walls to a riverside area known as the Groves, and are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.^[2]

Recorder's Steps

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The Walls of Medieval
and Roman Chester

Medieval City Walls

The Roman Fortress

Roman Roads

Towers and Gates

Section of Wall

   

Map of central Chester, showing the line of the city walls and the gates, towers and wall sections of the medieval and post-medieval city.^[1]

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Bonewaldesthorne's Tower

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Spur Wall and Water Tower

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Wall between Bonewaldesthorne's Tower and Pemberton's Parlour

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Pemberton's Parlour

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Wall between Pemberton's Parlour and St Martin's Gate

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St Martin's Gate

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Wall between St Martin's Gate and Morgan's Mount

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Morgan's Mount

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Wall between Morgan's Mount and Northgate

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Northgate

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Wall between Northgate and Phoenix Tower

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Phoenix Tower

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Wall between Phoenix Tower and Kaleyard Gate

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Kaleyard Gate

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Wall between Kaleyard Gate and Eastgate

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Eastgate

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Wall between Eastgate and Thimbleby's Tower

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Thimbleby's Tower

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Wall between Thimbleby's Tower and Old Newgate

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Old Newgate

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Newgate

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Wall between Newgate and Barnaby's Tower

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Barnaby's Tower

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Wall between Barnaby's Tower and the Drum Tower

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Recorder's Steps

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Drum Tower

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Wall between the Drum Tower and Bridgegate

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Bridgegate

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Wall between Bridgegate and the former County Hall

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Wall between former County Hall and Grosvenor Road

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Wall between Grosvenor Road and Watergate

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Watergate

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Wall between Watergate and Bonewaldesthorne's Tower

Plaque on the Recorder's Steps

The steps are in two flights, of 12 and 15 steps respectively. They were constructed between 1820 and 1822 for Chester Corporation. On the wall by the steps is a plaque, probably inserted in 1881. This contains erroneous information, being inscribed "RECORDER'S STEPS Erected by the Corporation of this City A.D.1700 for the Convenience of ROGER COMBERBACH, Recorder".^[2]

See also

• Cheshire portal

• Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester