Site Event/Activity record ECH2447 - Recorded Remains found during Construction Work, 1892 (Chester)

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Technique(s)

Organisation

Unassigned

Date

1892

Map

Description

Northgate Street East, 1892: Record of a Roman hypocaust from the rear of the premises of Messrs Walker & Knight similar to that discovered in Bridge Street (1) (2). Dicksons Seed Warehouse, St John Street: record of extant section of Roman fortress wall in the basement (4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Article in Journal: Cox, E W. 1895. Miscellanea. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 5.
  • <2> 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.
  • <3> Article in Journal: Williams Frank.H.. 1893. Discovery of a Roman hypocaust at Chester. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 49.
  • <4> Article in Journal: Newstead, R (Prof.). 1909. On a recently discovered section of the Roman wall at Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 16: 1.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Roman east wall at the south east angle of the fortress (Monument)
  • Roman South East Angle Tower (Monument)

Location

Location
Grid reference Centred SJ 40 66 (182m by 153m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Jan 17 2022 9:09AM