Site Event/Activity record ECH2357 - Salvage recording at St Martin's Lodge in 1950 (Chester)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
November 1950
Description
On 29 November 1950, workmen employed by the Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board were relaying a cable on the west side of Castle Esplanade, and found a Saxon coin hoard dating to the tenth century approximately 18 inches below surface level, 29 feet to the south of St Martin's Court (1) (5). It was reported that some of the found coins needed to be recovered from workmen and children (2).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SCH5736 Article in Journal: Dolley, R H M. 1955. The Mint of Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 42.
- <2> SCH5979 Article in Journal: Geddes W.. 1956. The Chester Mint. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (New Series). 107.
- <3> SCH5994 Article in Journal: Hawkes A.J. 1951. A Saxon moneyers hoard at Chester. Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 61.
- <4> SCH5610 Article in Journal: Blunt, C. 1960. The Anglo-Saxon Coinage and the Historian. Medieval Archaeology. 4.
- <5> SCH6472 Article in Journal: Webster, Graham. 1953. A Saxon treasure Hoard found at Chester, 1950. The Antiquaries Journal. 33.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 9013/14 Large Saxon Coin Hoard, St Martin's Lodge (Find Spot)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 40 65 (point) Probable Location (E) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Dec 12 2012 5:36PM