| 词条 | Bridge of Sighs, Chester |
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The Bridge of Sighs in Chester is a crossing that originally led from the Northgate gaol, across the Chester Canal, to a chapel in the Bluecoat School. It was built to allow condemned prisoners to receive the last rites before their execution.[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] HistoryThe bridge was built probably in 1793. It originally had iron railings to prevent the prisoners from escaping. The railings were removed during World War Two.[3] The architect was Joseph Turner.[4] After the Northgate Prison closed, Chester City Corporation tried to have the bridge removed in 1821.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}} See also{{portal|Cheshire}}
References{{Commonscat|Bridge of Sighs, Chester}}1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterwalls.info/northgate2.html|title=The Northgate Part II|publisher=History Tour & Map|date=2009-08-21}} {{Coord|53|11|37.86|N|2|53|37.43|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=title}}2. ^{{NHLE |num= 1375967|desc= Bridge of Sighs, Chester|access-date= 8 April 2012 |mode=cs2}} 3. ^ {{Citation |editor1-last= Langtree|editor1-first= Stephen|editor2-last= Comyns|editor2-first= Alan| year = 2001| title = 2000 Years of Building: Chester's Architectural Legacy| publication-place = Chester| publisher = Chester Civic Trust| pages = | page = 126| isbn = 0-9540152-0-7}} 4. ^{{Citation | last = Hartwell | first = Clare |last2 = Hyde | first2 = Matthew |last3 = Hubbard | first3 = Edward | author3-link=Edward Hubbard | last4 =Pevsner | first4 =Nikolaus | author4-link =Nikolaus Pevsner | series= The Buildings of England| title = Cheshire |edition= | publisher =Yale University Press| year =2011| origyear=1971| location =New Haven and London| page = 270| isbn =978-0-300-17043-6 }} 4 : Buildings and structures in Chester|Grade II listed buildings in Chester|Bridges in Cheshire|Joseph Turner buildings |
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