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West Cheshire Rural

An Edwardian Lady in Chester

Event type: Meeting
Date: 15th October 2026
Time: 2:30 pm
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Step back in time to meet MissEliza Dutton , Chester’s own Edwardian Lady . Hear stories from an age of elegance during the reign of Edward VII who visited Chester as King but as Prince of Wales opened our Town Hall in 1869 .

Chester was a vibrant  and prosperous centre of retail with Browns of Chester dominating Eastgate Street in the early 1900s . Hear what life was like in Chester during this overlooked period of our history positioned between the long reign of Queen Victoria and the outbreak of WW1 .