Hugh of Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester - Chester, UK - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

The Bridge
The Queen's Park Suspension Bridge connects The Groves with the affluent Queen's Park area of Chester. Queen's Park was planned on a greenfield site immediately south of the River Dee and next to the Earls Eye in 1851 by Enoch Gerrard and others. It was developed in the 1850s and 1860s as a middle class residential suburb.

Chester Corporation took on the responsibility for this bridge in the early 1920s and decided to demolish it almost at once - presumably because there was some serious structural problem and Chester was already noted for one bridge collapse disaster when the Dee Railway Bridge gave way under a passing train in 1847. The demolition of the suspension bridge took place in August 1922. It was replaced by a new bridge designed by Charles Greenwood, City Engineer and Surveyor. The opening ceremony, conducted by the Mayor of Chester, Councillor S.R. Wall, took place on 18 April 1923. It was superbly restored in 1998 and again in 2012 (although it soon needed repairs to the footway).

There are a number of coat of arms of various Earl's of Chester on the bridge and they were repainted as part of the 2012 restoration.

Hugh of Kevelioc, the 3rd Earl of Chester
Hugh of Kevelioc (born 1147), 3rd Earl of Chester was also known as Hugh le Meschin. He succeeded to the titles of Vicomte d'Avranches and Earl of Chester on 16 December 1153. He joined the revolt against King Henry II in 1173, was captured and deprived of his Earldom, but was then restored in January 1177. He died in 1181, leaving a young heir (Ranulf of Blundeville) aged 9.

The Arms
The arms depicted show a gold crown on top of a blue shield with 6 sheaves of corn.

In this instance the name is displayed beneath the arms, with a slightly different spelling - Hugh De Kyvelioc.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: Hugh de Kevelioc: 3rd Earl of Chester Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: At the top of the support for the Queens Park Ssupension Bridge Material / Design: Painting (enamel) on metal Blazon (heraldic description): Azure, six garbs or, three, two, and one" (six gold sheaves on blue) Address: Queen's Park Suspension Bridge Victoria Crescent Chester Cheshire West and Chester United Kingdom Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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