Cheshire Military Museum

Museum in Chester, Cheshire, England

Cheshire Military Museum

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| cheshiremilitarymuseum.org.uk

Listed Building – Grade I

Official name| A Block, Castle Square
Designated| 26 February 1985
Reference no.| 1271824[1]

The Cheshire Military Museum is a military museum in Chester, Cheshire, England.[2]

## History

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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]

## See also

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* Cheshire portal

* Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester
* List of museums in Cheshire

## References

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1. ^ a b Historic England, "A Block, Chester Castle (Grade I) (1271824)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 July 2013
2. ^ Cheshire Military Museum, Army Museums Ogilby Trust, archived from the original on 17 June 2011, retrieved 18 February 2011
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Cheshire Military Museum, 18 February 2011, retrieved 18 February 2011
5. ^ Cheshire Military Museum, Culture24, retrieved 18 February 2011

## External links

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* Museum website

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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