Cheshire Military Museum

Shown in Cheshire

Established1972LocationChester CastleTypeMilitaryWebsitecheshiremilitarymuseum.org.uk

Official nameA Block, Castle SquareDesignated26 February 1985Reference no.1271824^[1]

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

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

^ ^a ^b 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