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Live History
Chester

The Dickensian Grotto comes to Chester.
A nineteenth century grotto with the real faher and mother Christmas.
Experience the sights and smells of a Victorian Christmas, set within one of Chester's hidden gems.
Come and join the 'Live History' team at the Grosvenor Museum and Stanley Palace over the festive period.

Grosvenor Museum
-Saturday 30th November 2024
-Saturday 7th December 2024

Stanley Palace
-Sunday 8th December 2024
-Sunday 15th December 2024
Sunday 22nd December 2024

Dickensian Grotto
Final chance to visit the Dickensian Grotto today.
Tickets can be purchased for walk ups via cash or card.
�10 per child receiving a present, free for adults.
We have fifteen slots available from 4:14pm until 5:45pm. Check out Live History website for details.

Stanley Palace

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Stanley Palace

Perfect for room hire and ghost hunts.

Watergate Street
Chester
CH1 2LF
enquiries@stanleypalace.co.uk
01244 325 586
http://www.stanleypalace.co.uk

This building is available to hire
Stanley Palace in Watergate Street is Chester's finest Elizabethan house. It was built in 1591 for Sir Peter Warburton of Grafton, Vice Chancellor of the Cheshire Exchequer and the city's MP. When Warburton died in 1621, the property was inherited by his daughter, who was married to Sir Thomas Stanley, a kinsman of the earls of Derby. The Stanley's were one of Chester's most influential families. Through their connection with the earls of Derby, they held custody of the nearby Watergate.

Stanley Palace dates from the 'great rebuilding' of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, when Chester like the rest of the country enjoyed a period of increased prosperity. For the first time in centuries, wealthy city families were able to build new town houses, some set in spacious grounds. Stanley Palace, with its original three gables and highly decorated timber facade, was built on an open space which had formerly been occupied by the medieval friary of the Dominicans or Black Friars. By the early 19th century Stanley Palace was no longer a mansion house, but had been sub-divided into tenements. It was shut off from Watergate Street by other buildings, and could only be reached through a narrow entry. Threatened with demolition, there was a proposal in 1866 to dismantle the structure and transport it to the United States. It was saved by the newly formed Chester Archaeological Society and in 1899, sold back to the Derby family on the condition that it should be preserved. Chester Corporation bought Stanley Palace in 1928 and carried out a major restoration in 1935. The buildings around it were demolished, and the Palace was extended to the north. This later wing, adjacent to Watergate Street, is clearly different to the rest of the Tudor building. The building is still owned by Chester City Council and managed by Friends of Stanley Palace
William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby & William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
On the 26th January 1595 William Stanley married Elizabeth de Vere, the daughter of Edward de Vere. It has been suggested that the occasion of their wedding was the inspiration for the William Shakespeare play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. and that the play was first performed at the couple's wedding festivities.
He purchased Stanley Palace located near the banks of the River Dee inside the city walls of Chester, he lived there during his retirement until he died on the 29th September 1642.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stanley,_6th_Earl_of_Derby

Chester Racecourse for horse racing is located just outside the Watergate.

Rooms Available to hire
Book online at www.stanleypalace.co.uk
Paranormal Investigations
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Haunted Rooms

Haunted Rooms
Stanley Palace, Chester, is known to be the most haunted building in this historic city. Built in the 16th century on the foundations dating back hundreds of years, Stanley Palace generates immense levels of paranormal activity during each and every visit. This Grade II listed half timbered building is most famous for its involvement in the civil war, used to hide King Charles supporters, and later became a prison for those waiting to be executed for treason.
The hauntings of Stanley Palace are as renowned as the history of the structure, with many locals and volunteers witnessing paranormal activity for themselves. Children are frequently heard running from room to room, laughing and singing along the way. The ghost of James Stanley who was executed in the 17th century has been seen wandering the halls, often showing himself as a photographic negative. The figure of a woman has been seen playing to piano to her lover, and a dark and dangerous shadow, known to be one of the �Black Friars� shows himself to those who dare to visit in the dead of the night. With table tipping, equipment evidence, ouiji board activity and spirit sightings.
See our events coming up at Stanley Palace
www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/ghost-hunts/stanley-palace-chester
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History Workshops

www.livehistory.co.uk
Live History
Chester Tours - Workshops - Events
Live History (Formerly known as Historiographers Heritage) is a team of historians, actors and tour-guides whose aim is to educate and entertain.

Sightings

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J57LgnwvOwU
Ghost Sighting in Chester's Stanley Palace
Interesting video of a ghostly figure appearing on a staircase in Chester's Stanley Palace.
Meditation Classes
TBA

www.meditationincheshire.org

Craft Fair
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External Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD52o8GmIHc

The Stanley Family of Knowsley Liverpool history.
Derby day horse racing, Ouija boards, Bolton Civil War, Knowley Safari Park and Midsummer Nights Dream.
http://www.bolton.org.uk/manscyth.html

Shopping on Watergate Street Row South

Shopping on Watergate Street Row South

Shopping on Watergate Street

Gods Providence House

Bishop Lloyds Palace

Olde Leche House

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