English: Goblin Tower on the City Walls A close-up of the Goblin Tower, which is also known as Pemberton's Parlour after the 18th century Mayor of Chester, John Pemberton. Pemberton used this sheltered vantage point to watch over his workmen on the rope walk below. This area of the city walls was badly damaged during the English Civil War and the large inscribed stone records the repairs that were made around the year 1700. The stone is now too weathered for the top lines to be read, however, a full transcription is available on the website: http://www.bwpics.co.uk/martins.html

"IN THE 7th YEAR OF THE GLORIOUS REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE, DIVERS LARGE BREACHES IN THESE WALLS WERE REBUILT AND OTHER DECAYS THEREIN REPAIRED. TWO THOUSAND YARDS OF THE PACE WERE NEW FLAGGED OR PAVED AND THE WHOLE IMPROVED, REGULATED AND ADORNED AT THE EXPENSE OF ONE THOUSAND POUNDS AND UPWARDS"

The names of the various Mayors and Aldermen are then listed:

Thomas Hand Esq 1701 The Right Honble. William Earl of Derby, Mayor 1702 Who died in his Mayoralty 1702 Michael Johnson 1703 Matthew Anderson 1704 Edw.Partington 1705 Edward Puleston 1706 Pulest Partington 1707 Humphrey Page 1708 James Mainwaring ESQS.MAYORS

Roger Comberbach Esq.Recorder William Wilson, Aldn. Peter Bennet, Aldn. And upon the death of the said William Wilson, Edw.Partington, Aldn. Justice of the Peace MURENGERS

(Murengers are the people who are responsible for the upkeep of the city walls.)