3 7 0 . ▁The ▁n unn ery ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 3 ▁and ▁the ▁chap el ▁become ▁a ▁free ▁chap el , ▁which ▁itself ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 8 . ▁A ▁ru ined ▁building ▁still ▁existed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁then ▁used ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁nearby ▁Castle ▁Farm . ▁ ▁Il chester ▁was ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁Henry ▁III ▁of ▁England ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁county ▁town ▁of ▁Som erset . ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁ 1 3 th - century ▁ma ce ▁with ▁three ▁k ings ▁and ▁an ▁ang el ▁on ▁it , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁staff ▁of ▁office ▁in ▁England . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁Il chester ▁Museum , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 6 4 5 ▁during ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Il chester ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁several ▁sk irm ishes ▁between ▁Royal ist ▁and ▁Parliament ary ▁forces ▁fighting ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁brid ges ▁over ▁the ▁River ▁Par rett ▁and ▁River ▁Ye o ▁before ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lang port . ▁ ▁Georg ian ▁times ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁I vel chester ▁and ▁Lang port ▁Navigation , ▁a ▁canal ▁linking ▁Il chester ▁with ▁Lang port , ▁but ▁the ▁scheme ▁was ▁soon ▁bank rupted . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁In