Water Tower or New Tower Chester antique print 1783

Water Tower, Chester. Antique print of the Water Tower (originally known as the New Tower) a 14th-century tower in Chester, Cheshire, England. The tower was built between 1322 and 1325, at which time it stood in the River Dee, and was attached, by a spur wall, to Bonewaldesthorne’s Tower on the city walls. 

Original copper-plate engraved print from ‘The Antiquities of England and Wales’ by Francis Grose, dated in the plate 7th. November, 1783. Paper size approx. 10.75 x 8 inches. Engraved area approx. 6 x 5 inches. Excellent condition. A rare item.