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Chester War Memorial

...that Giles Gilbert Scott submitted two designs for the Chester War Memorial (pictured), but both were rejected?
...that Hilda Ellis Davidson played an important role in rescuing the field of folklore studies from its eccentric postwar image?
...that the founder of All Saints Church in Scholar Green died during its construction, and the church was completed and paid for by his son?
...that Mellor's Gardens at Hough Hole House are themed on Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress?

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