Death in Chester

Roman Gravestones, Cathedral Burials, Martyrs, Witches, The Plague, Horrible Hangings, Gruesome Deaths and Ghostly Goings-on

Roy Wilding

Explore the hidden mysteries of the lost Roman tombstones. Experience the scourge of the Black Death's devastation of the city. Meet the people who lived and died around the Cathedral Square. Endure the stories of horror and dreadful death in old Chester. Discover the pandemic that killed more folk than the Great War. Roy Wilding's informative tales also tell of the witches buried by the castle ditch , burning at the stake, coroners' verdicts, sudden executions, interesting and unusual memorials, and the occasional ghost.