Site Event/Activity record ECH2507 - Watching brief at Goldsmith House, Goss Street, Chester in 1972 (Goldsmith House Site)

Site observations during the mechanical excavation of the footings for Goldsmith House in 1972 (by TE Ward) revealed a number of rock-cut medieval pits. Information supplementary to that of the 1970 - 1971 excavations concerning Roman occupation at the site indicated that there was a further barrack block to the west of the previously excavated site (1). During what appears to have been part of the same construction work, but while excavating for a cable trench immediately north of where the building would stand, a small group of either medieval or post-medieval pottery was also recovered (2).