Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs in Chester is a crossing that originally led from the Northgate jail, across the Chester Canal, to a chapel in the Bluecoat School.- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Chester, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Bridge of Sighs, Chester”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Northgate and Chester Cathedral.
Northgate
City gate
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The Northgate is a gate located in Chester, Cheshire, England, where it carries the city walls footpath over Northgate Street. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
Chester Cathedral
Church
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Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester, in Cheshire, England. Chester Cathedral is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Bridge of Sighs.
Bluecoat School
Building
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Blue Coat School was located on Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It was housed in the Bluecoat building, which is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chester and Abbot’s Meads.
Chester
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chester is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee, and the county town of the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day or overnight trip to see the Roman ruins and medieval city centre.
Abbot’s Meads
Suburb
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Abbot's Meads is a suburb of Chester in Cheshire, England. Abbot's Meads is north-west of Chester city centre. The Countess of Chester Hospital is nearby. The population as taken in the 2011 census can be found under Chester.
Saltney
Suburb
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished. Saltney is situated 2 miles southwest of Bridge of Sighs.
Bridge of Sighs
- Categories: footbridge and transportation
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.19387° or 53° 11′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.89373° or 2° 53′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C5V54V4+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 690707717OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q4966446
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Bridge of Sighs” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bridge of Sighs”
- Dutch: “Bridge of Sighs”
- French: “pont des Soupirs”
- French: “Pont des Soupirs”
- Italian: “Bridge of Sighs”
- Spanish: “Bridge of Sighs”
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