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St Nicholas Chapel, Chester

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of St Werburgh's, Chester. It was used for a period as the church of the parish of St Oswald, then closed as a church and conveyed to the Mayor and Assembly of Chester in 1488. In 1545 an upper floor was inserted and it was used as the Commonhall and Wool Hall. The building was used for
95: 262:. It was later used as a cinema, and then as a shop. The alleyway to the side of the building, from Saint Werburgh Street to Northgate Street, is called Music Hall Passage. 1318: 648: 229:, England. Since it ceased functioning as a chapel it has had a number of uses, including being at one time a theatre. It is now used as a shop. It is recorded in the 938: 1632: 1627: 543: 953: 1463: 1078: 475: 314: 1652: 1622: 833: 683: 1183: 1558: 1323: 1148: 1053: 678: 523: 783: 608: 1498: 1348: 1193: 1068: 1263: 663: 193: 1637: 1423: 718: 508: 423: 1568: 1438: 1103: 1028: 748: 1493: 1223: 883: 57: 1533: 1418: 1403: 1163: 1033: 518: 89: 1158: 1153: 1073: 553: 443: 1617: 618: 1548: 1363: 1228: 1188: 1118: 998: 768: 588: 503: 1133: 1113: 1083: 928: 1443: 1218: 1198: 1128: 1108: 1088: 1023: 993: 828: 803: 758: 583: 468: 352: 230: 1647: 1208: 943: 407: 1578: 1458: 1168: 1123: 918: 613: 598: 1573: 1488: 1453: 1393: 1373: 1368: 1338: 1328: 1233: 853: 848: 778: 773: 753: 673: 658: 643: 573: 538: 374: 347: 1468: 1448: 1433: 1428: 1408: 1383: 1333: 1273: 1253: 1173: 1143: 1038: 968: 873: 798: 788: 738: 733: 668: 628: 568: 533: 319: 1203: 1058: 593: 498: 1563: 1553: 1508: 1483: 1473: 1358: 1293: 1288: 1268: 1248: 1213: 1048: 1018: 1013: 978: 923: 908: 893: 878: 868: 858: 808: 793: 713: 708: 653: 1388: 1343: 1308: 1178: 1138: 1008: 983: 948: 933: 898: 813: 743: 728: 723: 623: 528: 461: 1642: 1523: 1413: 1378: 1353: 1298: 1278: 903: 698: 633: 548: 1478: 1398: 1283: 1243: 988: 603: 286: 122: 1528: 1518: 1003: 963: 863: 823: 638: 563: 254:
staging plays from around 1750, then further converted as the New Theatre in 1773 and the Theatre Royal in 1777–78.
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modified it again into a hall for concerts and entertainments in 1854–55, when it was known as the
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The chapel was built in about 1300 for Simon de Albo, the
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St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester

53°11′29″N 2°53′27″W / 53.19129°N 2.89093°W / 53.19129; -2.89093
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