A trip in Chester part 1 : Grosvenor Museum

     Chester is a small town located 90 km from Stoke-On-Trent. I visited the Grosvenor Museum offering many themes spread on two floors. On the ground floor there is the Roman stones gallery and the Lecture theatre with explaining movies. On the first floor we can find the Silver gallery, The King's arms kitchen, the Art gallery, the Natural History gallery. Finally on the second floor we can find the Period House, the Educative service and the workroom. The access is free but the visitors can give some money. 

The fortress at Chester was the largest of the three legionnary fortresses in the Roman province of Britannia known as Deva, it was the military headquarters for a vast area covering North Wales and the North-West. For more than three centuries Chester was one of the most important military bases in the Roman Empire.

A glimpse of Chester at this time

  The Roman invasion of Britain brought about many changes including an increased emphasis on eating habits. Even if Chester was far from Roma, the city was a typical roman city with all the tools used by the Romans. There were an amphitheatre, barracks for Roman soldiers, toilet instruments and bottles. All of these items enabled to increase the standard of living.

Toilet instruments

Bathing, health and cleanliness were important to the Romans who often visited the public baths. Women used mirrors made from polished silver or bronze.

  At this time, there were some eye doctors who were treating eye problems with ointments. The Romans also used spoons and knives to eat. I was surprised by seeing the system of locking of doors of the Romans.

The second part will be devoted to the Natural history gallery, to the Silver Gallery and to the Art Gallery.


Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD, 0124497197