Town Crier

The Town Crier is a public house on the corner of City Road and Station Road in Chester, Cheshire, England, standing directly opposite Chester General railway station. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was originally built in 1865 as a hotel, under the name either the Queen Commercial Hotel or the Albion Hotel, and was later converted into a pub. Today it operates as a Great UK Pubs venue, marketed as "Town Crier Chester" and positioned as the best pub in Chester for watching live sport. The pub serves a wide range of food and drinks throughout the day, with food served from morning until evening and the bar open late. Its facilities include a large beer garden, a function room, multiple HD screens showing Sky Sports and TNT Sports, bookable booths with their own TVs and charging stations, a dartboard, pool table, real ale, cocktail menu, car park, and dog-friendly and family-friendly policies (children allowed until 9pm). It is Cask Marque approved and offers Wi-Fi, accessible toilets, baby changing, an outside smoking area and live music. As a heritage building, the Town Crier is architecturally notable: constructed in brick and render in Italianate style, it has two storeys and a basement, with sash windows, Doric pilasters on the ground floor and segmental-headed windows below straight-headed windows above. Its location opposite the station and its combination of heritage character with modern sports-pub amenities make it a prominent local landmark and a popular pre-match and pre-travel destination.

The Town Crier was built in 1865 as a hotel. Its original name was either the Queen Commercial Hotel or the Albion Hotel. It stood on the corner of City Road and Station Road in Chester, directly opposite Chester General Station. On the opposite corner was the Queen Hotel, which was intended to serve first-class railway passengers; the Town Crier was intended for the rest. The two hotels were linked by an underground passage. The building was subsequently used as a public house. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. In the present day it operates as a pub under the Great UK Pubs brand, marketed as Town Crier Chester, offering food, drink and live sport.

• 1865

  Built as a hotel, originally named either the Queen Commercial Hotel or the Albion Hotel.

• Recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.

• Operates as a public house under the Great UK Pubs brand.

A heritage Grade II listed pub opposite Chester station, positioned as the best pub in Chester for live sport, with food, drink and family-friendly amenities.

• Pub food

• Real ale

• Cocktails

• Live sport screenings

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