Site Event/Activity record ECH2375 - The City Walls: Recorded remains discovered in the North Wall in 1887 - 1888 (Chester)

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Chester Archaeological Society

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1887 - 1888

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Numerous articles have been written on the large quantity of Roman inscribed stones recovered from the North Wall by Mr I M Jones, City Surveyor, in 1887 during essential repairs to a section of the wall that had collapsed (1-6). The repairs to the city wall involved the destruction of roughly half the rampart at this location (11).

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<1> SCH5568 Article in Journal: Jones, I Matthews. 1888. Official Report on the Discoveries of Roman remains at Chester, during the First Repairs to the North Wall, in 1887. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 2.
<2> SCH5569 Article in Journal: Watkin, W Thompson. 1888. The Roman Inscriptions Discovered at Chester, during the First Repairs to the North Wall, in 1887. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 2.
<3> SCH5570 Article in Journal: Birch, W de Gray. 1888. Notes on a Sculptured Stone Recently Found in the North Wall of the City of Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 2.
<4> SCH5572 Article in Journal: Birch, W de Gray. 1888. The Inscribed Roman Stones Recently Found at Chester, during the Second Series of Repairs to the North Wall. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 2.
<5> SCH5580 Article in Journal: Mowat, M Robert. 1890. Notes on the Tombstone of M Aurelius Alexander, in Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 3.
<6> SCH5581 Article in Journal: Hubner, Prof.. 1890. The Roman Inscriptions of Deva (Chester). Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 3.
<7> SCH5530 Article in Journal: Haverfield, F. 1900. Catalogue of the Roman Sculptured stones in the Grosvenor Museum. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 7.
<8> SCH5956 Article in Journal: Lawson, P H. 1926. Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 27, Part 1.
<9> SCH5915 Article in Journal: Lloyd-Morgan G.. 1977. Mirrors in Roman Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 60.
<10> SCH5637 Article in Journal: Birley, E (Prof.). 1983. An Italian Legionary at Chester. Britannia. Volume 14.
<11> SCH3556 Book: Harris, B.E. (ed). 1987. Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I. p 122.
<12> SCH522 Monograph: Wright, R. P. & Richmond, I. A.. 1955. Catalogue of the Roman Inscribed and Sculptured Stones in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
<13> SCH6532 Article in Journal: Shrubshole, George W. 1887. On the age of the City Walls of Chester. The Archaeological Journal. 44.
<14> SCH6533 Article in Journal: Birch, W de Gray. 1887. On the discoveries made in the City Walls. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London (2nd Series). 12.
<15> SCH6540 Book: Shrubsole, George W. 1886. Catalogue of the Roman Altars.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

12000/10 Chester City Walls - Wall between Morgan's Mount and Northgate (Building)
12000 Chester City Walls (Monument)
8202/5/2 Roman tombstones recorded in the North Wall at Deanery Field (Monument)

Location

Location
Grid reference	Centred SJ 405 667 (24m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	SJ46NW
Civil Parish	CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Nov 12 2012 2:25PM