Portal:Cheshire/Did you know/17


 * ...that God's Providence House (pictured) in Chester probably gained its name because the owners survived the plague of 1647–48?
 * ...that the depictions of fish on the medieval statue of St Christopher in Norton Priory are so realistic that five different species can be identified?
 * ...that after joining the club in 1947, Tommy Best became the first black player to represent Chester City in the Football League in a match against Oldham Athletic?
 * ...that nearly half of the castles in Cheshire are along the Wales–England border and were built to defend England against its neighbour?

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