A late 19th century view of Chester Racecourse and the Roman Wall around the cathedral city in Cheshire, England. Deva Victrix was founded as a "castrum" or Roman fort in the reign of the Emperor Vespasian in 79 AD. The walls encircle the bounds of the medieval city and constitute the most complete city walls in Britain.

---

Size: 4434px × 3210px
Location: Chester Racecourse and Roman Wall, Chester, Cheshire, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, ancient, archive, black, britain, british, bygone, century, cheshire, chester, city, culture, days, defensive, deva, england, english, flat, great, heritage, history, horse, iconic, image, kingdom, landscape, leisure, lifestyle, lithograph, monochrome, people, photo, photograph, photography, pic, print, race, racecourse, racing, recreation, riding, roman, sepia, times, training, united, victorian, victrix, view, vintage, walkers, wall, walls, white, yesteryear