Views of Parkgate photographed by A. Bertha Comber 1891.

155 Photographic views of the Comber family and views of Parkgate. Half morocco gilt, ware.....Parkgate was an important port from the start of the 18th century, in particular as an embarkation point for Ireland. The River Dee, which served as a shipping lane to the Roman city of Deva (Chester), had silted up, in part by 383 AD, creating a need for a port further downstream. Quays were built, first at Burton and later near the small town of Neston, but further silting required yet another re-siting slightly further downstream near the gate of Neston's hunting park. Thus was the settlement of Parkgate born.