Chester Walk

A key part of the Power and Lynch series is its sense of place. The mysteries are set around the county of Cheshire and counties nearby.

Fans of the series have popularised a walk around the Walls in Chester City centre that is featured in a key passage in The Good Shepherd. Chester was a Roman city based on a large military camp (Deva).

To do the walk yourself you will need to find the Roman walls in Chester. Perhaps start by The Architect pub (54 Nicholas Street, Chester, Cheshire CH1 2NX). The old police headquarters where Lynch worked in The Good Shepherd no longer exist, but the pub makes a more convivial starting (or end) point. Details of the walk that Power and Lynch take in the novel are below and also can be read in an extract from the novel. Other sites with more details of the wall exist.

The Chester Walls Walk Home
A key part of the Power and Lynch series is its sense of place. The mysteries are set around the county of Cheshire and counties nearby. Fans of the series have popularised a walk around the Walls in Chester City centre that is featured in a key passage in The Good Shepherd. Chester was a Roman city based on a large military camp (Deva). To do the walk yourself you will need to find the Roman walls in Chester. Perhaps start by The Architect pub (54 Nicholas Street, Chester, Cheshire CH1 2NX). The old police headquarters where Lynch worked in The Good Shepherd no longer exist, but the pub makes a more convivial starting (or end) point. Details of the walk that Power and Lynch take in the novel are below and also can be read in an extract from the novel. Other sites with more details of the wall exist.
At the rear of the pub is Nuns Road. (There was a convent/hospital on this site in antiquity) Walk along the road, away from the racecourse and Roodee and and cross the A483.
Begin walking the Roman walls, past the stumpy remains of Chester castle on your left and the nearby Law Courts.
On the left is the castle and the University of Chester; on the right hand side the river Dee flows down below the walls.
Follow the walls to Bridgegate on the South wall.
Stop on the Wall between Barnaby's Tower and Newgate and look out over the remains of a Roman courtyard and gardens
Begin walking again towards Newgate and on to Thimbleby’s Tower.
Cross the Eastgate of the Wall and on to the Kaleyard Gate. (Eastgate is featured on the front cover of The Darekning Sky)
At Northgate a flight of steps leads down to the road that leads to the Cathedral where Lynch often worships. Go down the steps and into Northgate Street and find a cafe that Power and Lynch might like.
Alternatively carry on along the wall and it will take you on to the Racecourse and back to the Architect for some refreshment.
The first book of the series was published in September 2014: "The Darkening Sky". The second book of the series, published in October 2014 was "The Fire of Love". Email Hugh Greene More About The Books: The Darkening Sky The Fire of Love

The Chester Walls Walk Home

The first book of the series was published in September 2014: "The Darkening Sky".

The second book of the series, published in October 2014 was "The Fire of Love".

Email Hugh Greene