Site Event/Activity record ECH2451 - Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1897 (Chester)

Stocks Lane, Boughton, 1897: Cinerary urn just below the surface, the mouth was sealed by a flat piece of glass and the urn contained charred bones. Also found was a glass lachrymatory (1) (2). CHER 8006/3 Foregate St. North, 1897: In 1897, on the site of the Brewers' Arms (61 - 63 Foregate Street), a cinerary urn, bronze objects and an assemblage of pottery that included Samian ware were found, together with a coin of Antoninus Pius and a seal box. This was of rectangular form and almost complete, with its lid and a base. The lid was inlaid with red, orange and white enamel in a reticular pattern. The base had four perforations in it (2, 4). CHER 8030/43 Eaton Rd. (about 100 yards west of), 1897: Mr A Hughes of Heronbridge found several pieces of Samian ware in unspecified circumstances 100 yards west of Eaton Rd. (3). CHER 8143