Rainbow over Eastgate Clock, Chester

We've had another lovely day in Chester, wandering around and enjoying all the old buildings and the general atmosphere of the place. The old city walls are said to be the most complete in Britain, and we certainly found them impressive as we walked round them this morning.

So we really enjoyed ourselves in spite of the cold weather and intermittent heavy showers. These were interspersed with some short sunny periods which meant that we were lucky enough to be treated to a short-lived rainbow over the Eastgate Clock - just as I was about to take a photo of it!

Apparently the clock is the second-most-photographed one in Britain after the Big Ben clock. The gate beneath it stands on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix which was built in the AD70s. According to Wikipedia, the present gateway dates from 1768 and carries the walkway forming part of the city walls. In 1899 the clock was added to the top of the gateway to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria two years earlier. The whole structure, gateway and clock, was designated as a Grade I listed building on 28 July 1955.