Freemen of Chester
(1200-present)

group and guild

Aged 824

Commemorated on 2 plaques

Freeman & Guilds. The Freemen are the members of Chester's Guilds, first recorded c.1200. Only Freemen could trade freely within the city and vote for the Corporation. They still hold their bi-annual services at the Guild Church of St Peter.

Guild Church of St Peter, The Cross, Chester, United Kingdom where it sited

Freemen & Guilds The Freemen are the members of Chester's Guilds, the first recorded c.1200. Only Freemen could trade freely within the city and vote for the Corporation. They still hold their bi-annual services at the Guild Church of St Peter.

Guildhall, 70 Watergate Street, Chester, United Kingdom where it sited