Chester Cathedral was sponsored by Heinrich IIX in 1541. A former Benedictine cloister and other older churches were incorporated into its structure.
During renovation from 1996-1999, the flooring of the nave was renewed with stone flooring as a safety measure. On this occasion, the old victorian heating system, which had been a problem for several years, was replaced with MULTIBETON floor heating that amounted to 910 m².Floor heating is traditional in Chester. Even the Roman settlers of the city heated their villas with a "hypocaustum" which was the predecessor of our modern heating systems. They can still be seen today when visiting the Roman Park in Chester.
In Chester as well as in Canterbury and Pershore, removing the flooring to install floor heating was also used for the purpose of archaeological excavation. In Chester, walls dating back to Norman times and the remains of an old Saxon church were found along with graves from the 18th and 19th century.
