Grosvenor Museum, Chester

The Grosvenor Museum sits on Grosvenor Street in the heart of Chester and offers insight into the city's role as a major Roman settlement. The museum's Roman collection includes sculpture, pottery and coins from the fortress and surrounding area, presented alongside explanations of garrison life and trade in Roman Britain.

The upper floors focus on Victorian and Edwardian Chester, with period rooms, furniture and domestic artefacts illustrating how the city's wealthy inhabitants lived during the 19th century. The museum occupies a fine Georgian house itself, and the period room settings offer context to the objects on display. Visitors will find displays on Chester's Georgian architecture, local industries and the daily lives of residents from different social classes.

The museum is free to enter and serves as a good starting point for understanding Chester's longer history before exploring the Roman amphitheatre and other sites around the city centre.