Site Event/Activity record ECH2203 - Excavations South of River Dee, Handbridge in 1929 (Chester)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
September 1929
Description
At some time in September 1929, at least two Roman cremation burials were found during excavations for a drain on the site of Messer's Nicholls & co's Tobacco Factory (1). The exact findspot was described as 'a few feet in advance of the southwest end of the main block of buildings, 16 feet away from the bank on the south of the River Dee, and 530 feet northeast of the bridge and the road leading through Handbridge' (1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH5761 Article in Journal: Newstead, R (Prof.). 1948. Records of Archaeological Finds VI. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 36, Part 2. p 121 - 122.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 40 65 (point) Possible Location (E) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Nov 12 2012 2:23PM