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MuseumsSite Name: Grosvenor Museum Alternative Name: Overchurch Rune Stone, Runic Stone, Biddan StoneCountry: England County: Cheshire Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Chester
Map Ref: SJ40466595 Landranger Map Number: 117
Latitude: 53.187294N Longitude: 2.892496W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Address: 27 Grosvenor Street, CH1 2DD
Phone: 01244 402008
Opening Hours: 10.30 am - 5.00 pm Mon to Sat, 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Sun, Closed 1st Jan, Good Fri and 24th-26th Dec
Admission: Free
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