Site Event/Activity record ECH2521 - Salvage recording in St Mary's Lane, Chester in 1986
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1986
Description
A ramped foundation for St Mary's Lane, consisting of a one metre thick deposit of Roman building debris, was revealed in contractor's trenches. The building debris, which sealed irregularities in the rock surface caused by quarrying in the Roman period, was probably imported to St Mary's Lane in late C11 or early C12. The Roman building debris may have been obtained from the remains of the neighbouring mansio, situated to the south of Castle Street (1).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCH2805 Unpublished Report: Strickland, T.J.. 1986. Recent Fieldwork - Grosvenor Museum Excavations Section Report.
- <2> SCH7251 Photographic Archive: Grosvenor Museum. Various. Photographic Archive from Various sites excavated by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
- <3> SCH7112 Article in Journal: Frere, S.. 1987. Roman Britain in 1986. Britannia. 18. P320 II).
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 40 65 (point) Possible Location (E) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Feb 19 2014 4:59PM