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CHARACTERS FROM CHESTER - STARTING "S" BY PHILLIP E JONES [Samuel Burrows], [Septimius Severus], [Simon de Montford], [Simon de Whitchurch], [ Stapleton Cotton] Samuel “Sammy” Burrows Burrows was said to have been a Butcher in the city who acted as Chester’s official executioner for those that had been condemned to death by the courts. Septimius Severus The Roman Emperor was reported to have visited Britain around 208 AD, along with his son Caracalla. His second son was named Geta and milestones praising all three are thought to have been found at Llanfairfechan in North Wales, which indicate that Severus and Caracalla may well have visited Chester as part of the Royal tour. Simon de Montford De Montford was a Cheshire Baron who received the Earldom of city in 1264 as a ransom for releasing the king Henry III and his son, the Prince Edward. In the following year his own son Henry visited the city for a 10 day period during which time he received the homage of both its citizens and authorities. Neither of the De Montford’s returned to the city however as they were later defeated by Henry III at the Battle of Evesham and the Earldom reverted back to the Crown. Simon de Whitchurch He was the Abbot of St Werburgh’s Norman Abbey from 1265 to 1291 and thought to be responsible for the building of St Nicholas’s Chapel in St Werburgh St around 1280. This chapel was built in order to replace the church of St Oswald which stood on the site of the cathedrals south transept. Unfortunately, the new chapel was not easily accepted by the local parishioners and the building later became a court, then later still, a theatre which hosted the like of Charles Dickens when he visited the city. It was during Abbot Simon’s tenure that the construction of the Monastery was finally completed. The next project he initiated was the rebuilding of the Abbey church, which included a separate Lady Chapel. Upon his death on 22nd February 1291, Abbot Simon was buried in the Abbey’s Chapter House, beneath a marble stone. Stapleton Cotton Viscount Combermere whose statue adorns the entrance to Chester castle |
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