consist covered floor entrances shops premises street level set shops premises entered going steps rows found main streets city unique precisely similar exists world dating medieval era rows built rubble remaining ruins roman buildings origin subject speculation places continuity rows blocked enclosure new buildings modern buildings retained rows designs constructed beneath buildings rows stone buildings rows timber today stone exist level rows little medieval fabric remains buildings containing portions rows listed recorded premises street row levels variety purposes shops offices restaurants meeting rooms city main tourist attractions description street level shops premises similar found towns cities premises entered going steps floor level shops premises set street continuous walkway storey overlaps walkway makes covered walkway constitutes known row street area shelves stalls display goods floors level rows commercial domestic purposes storage rows present greater lesser degree streets street street street upper bridge street continuous sides street short stretch east street originally rows lower bridge street blocked 17th 18th centuries ground floor buildings usually lower street level known architectural historian points strictly accurate description level floors buildings half storey storey level street origins rows built main streets leading originated settlement early development roman period main street street street lay east west axis joined main road south present day bridge street saxon period road north added called street evidence shows rows far 13th century unlikely originated record rows appears uncertain refers row recognised today earliest instance use term elevated walkway chester rows unique precise origins unknown subject speculation chester suffered series fires fire severe entire town walls destroyed suggested following fire owners ordered ground floors leading stone lined suggestion general undertaking citizens chester improve commercial potential property providing level access customers theory links rows debris left roman occupation chester rubble roman buildings fallen ruin alongside streets suggested medieval period buildings constructed debris buildings set street passed wheeled vehicles passed street time properties improved possibly 13th century excavated debris beneath buildings improved upper stories built overlapped lower storey providing covered walkway stalls shelves added street walkway display goods system rows developed places example corner street street building constructed walkway street thought apart relatively small number later buildings system rows reached extent medieval period medieval period rows gave access living accommodation doorway led hall usually right angles street cases portion hall separate shop cases hall shop storey hall solar room providing private accommodation residents cases hall larger shops frontage rows street level stone lined storage selling valuable goods hall level rows domestic accommodation normally kitchen separate building yard house yard disposal rubbish subsequent development rows continuous areas blocked lower bridge street originally continuous row building break sequence north end street public house known falcon 17th century town house family rebuilt maintaining section row civil war siege chester sir moved family country estate hall order increase size house gained permission row set fashion houses lower bridge street sections row later completely new houses constructed incorporate row built house chester designed style lawyer gained permission build new house lower bridge street resulted loss row building new house enclosed row home making additional room georgian era sections rows blocked especially commercial development north street designed street style arcade ground floor level continuing row floor built street row architects continued tradition maintaining rows designs examples include georgian booth mansion street street buildings modern style constructed street 1960s today stone exist vaulted dating 13th early 14th century finest bridge street bays built sandstone rubble plain rib plain ribs single bridge street having double arches falcon lower bridge street bays divided chambers street bays street nos having bays street bay row level medieval building usually built timber examples remain remain building known old arches consisting arches frontage shop stone probably earliest identified england building retains hall built stone according records buildings incorporate sections records buildings containing sections rows listed listed grade grade grade records uses premises street level rows shops uses include offices restaurants private dwellings building bridge street shops street row levels department store occupies street row levels storey street shop street level meeting rooms office street contains office heritage centre includes bridge street row lowest stage tower remaining example section row building walkway street street access rows improved scheme affects streets containing rows vehicles prohibited area unloading allowed major tourist attraction city unique nature attractive appearance covered shopping experience provide july announced considered new status sport
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