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Historic Chester towers to become gory new family attraction

After securing the keys to two of Chester’s most historic buildings last month, social enterprise Big Heritage has revealed plans to turn the sites into a gory new family attraction.

Known as Sick to Death, the project will take people back through the history of medicine, featuring bone discoveries and interactive exhibits to allow visitors to experience the plague-ridden days of the past.

The attraction will be housed in Bonewaldesthorne’s Tower and the Water Tower, both of which are located on the city’s Roman Walls and date back to the 14th century.

Big Heritage, which signed a lease for the towers in June with Cheshire West and Chester Council, has brought its plans to fruition will support from international charitable foundation Wellcome.

Depending on its success in 2016, Sick to Death could become a permanent attraction for the city, breathing new life into historic landmarks that have sat unused for years.

Big Heritage’s managing director, archaeologist Dean Paton, said: “We can’t wait to let the public into these two incredible 14th century towers with our amazing new family attraction, Sick to Death. Read More