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Cheshire Military Museum
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The former A Block of Chester Castle, later used as the Cheshire Military Museum
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Established 1972
Location Chester Castle
Type Military

The Cheshire Military Museum is a military museum in Chester, Cheshire, England.

History

The museum has been housed in the former A Block in Chester Castle since 1972. It covers the history of four British Army regiments connected with the County of Cheshire from 1685 onwards: the Cheshire Regiment, the Cheshire Yeomanry, the 3rd Carabiniers, the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, and also the Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

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