Site Event/Activity record ECH2364 - Demolition of the former North Gate, 1808 (Chester)

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1808

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When Thomas Harrison pulled down the Northgate in 1808 to build the new one, he found the substructure to be Roman, as the inscription on the new gate confirms, but no details were apparently recorded (1). Harrison may have left the Roman foundations undisturbed (1).

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SCH3556 Book: Harris, B.E. (ed). 1987. Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I. p 129.
<2> SCH6156 Monograph: LeQuesne C. 1999. Excavations at Chester: The Roman and Later Defences Part I. Survey Report No 11.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

12000/12 Chester City Walls - Northgate (Building)
12000 Chester City Walls (Monument)
8204 Roman North Gate (Monument)

Location

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Grid reference	SJ 404 666 (point) Definite Location (E)
Map sheet	SJ46NW
Civil Parish	CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Nov 12 2012 12:22PM