Revealing the Rows App Launch

Latest News (16th July 2010)

Sign of the Times:  New 'Revealing the Rows' iPhone App

Visitors to Chester can now learn all about the rich history of the city’s unique shopping Rows through their mobile phones.  A new downloadable application, or ‘app’ - called ‘Revealing the Rows’ - has been launched by Chester Renaissance and is already helping residents and visitors find hidden artefacts and architectural features among the city’s famous historic Rows.  These include a huge ornamental fireplace – so big it may once have hidden a priest hole - in Sofa Workshop and a hypocaust in the depths of Spud-u-Like where, around 2,000 years ago, water would have been heated for Roman baths.

Chief Executive of Chester Renaissance, Rita Waters, says the 'app' is an ideal and modern day medium to help people seek out some of Chester’s hidden treasures.

Many businesses, along with Cheshire West and Chester Council and Visit Chester and Cheshire, have been involved in planning the 'app' as have tour guides who see it as a dynamic extension to the services they already offer.

Chester Renaissance was set up to drive momentum and bring added value to efforts to complete and accelerate the economic growth of Chester.  This is a new and exciting feature offered to visitors and is another step in helping reach the goal of becoming a must-see modern 21st Century European destination.

Apps offer immediate, self selected, visitor information quite literally straight into the hands of visitors on their mobile devices.  'Revealing the Rows' is available FREE for iPhone and iPod touch units.

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