Grosvenor Museum
Chester's city museum, home to one of Britain's most important collections of Roman tombstones, and a window into life at Deva, the Roman legionary fortress.
The Grosvenor Museum, opened in 1886, is best known for its Roman tombstone gallery, which displays some 150 gravestones of Roman soldiers and civilians taken from the city walls. It is the largest collection of its kind in Britain. Other highlights include a model of the Roman fortress, coins, silverware, natural history displays, local paintings, and a Georgian townhouse with period rooms furnished from the 17th to the 20th century. Admission is free, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It sits on Grosvenor Street in the south of the city, within easy walking distance of the castle and the racecourse.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 10:30–17:00; Sun 13:00–16:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Chester Castle
- The Rows
- Chester City Walls
- Old Dee Bridge
- Chester Town Hall
- Chester Cathedral
- Eastgate Clock
- Storyhouse