Site Event/Activity record ECH2848 - Excavations at Hunters Walk in 1980 Phase 2 (Hunter Street/Princess Street)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1980
Description
Proposals for substantial redevelopment in the Hunter Street to Princess Street area for a bus depot and library led to major excavation's between 1978 and 1982. Sources for this work are primarily summary reports however.
Archaeological investigations comprised a programme of works that included Hunter Street School in 1978 and 1979 (ECH2852); Hunters Walk in 1978 and 1979 (ECH5857).
In 1980 there was a further phase of work at Hunters Walk (ECH2848)
In 1981 work was carried out at Hunter Street School (ECH2843)
Finally, there was a programme of watching briefs and emergency recording in the period 1981-1984 (ECH3239)
Sources/Archives (22)
- <1> SCH5806 Article in Journal: multiple authors. 1980/81. Excavation Reports and Sites Observed. Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin. No 7.
- <2> SCH5624 Article in Journal: Youngs S & Clark J. 1981. Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1980. Medieval Archaeology. 25.
- <3> SCH6072 Article in Journal: Cherry, John. 1980. Post-Medieval Britain in 1979. Post-medieval Archaeology. Volume 14.
- <4> SCH6500 Article in Journal: Cherry, John. 1981. Post-Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1986. Post-medieval Archaeology. Volume 15.
- <5> SCH5815 Article in Journal: Strickland, T.J.. 1983. Chester: Excavations in the Princess Street / Hunter Street Area, 1978-1982. A First Report on Discoveries of the Roman Period. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 65.
- <6> SCH6263 Newsletter: Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter. 1979. Summary of Excavations in Chester. Summer 1979.
- <7> SCH6264 Newsletter: Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter. 1980. Summary of Excavations in Chester. January 1980.
- <8> SCH6265 Newsletter: Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter. 1980. Summary of Excavations in Chester. August 1980.
- <9> SCH6266 Newsletter: Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter. 1980. Summary of Excavations in Chester. June 1980.
- <10> SCH5486 Monograph: Ward, S. W.. 1994. Saxon Occupation within the Roman Fortress: Sites Excavated, 1971-81 (Archaeological Service Excavation & Survey Reports). Survey Report No 7.
- <11> SCH6962 Unpublished Report: Bayley, J.. nd. Some Crucibles and 'Slags' from Hunter Street School, Chester.
- <12> SCH6807 Unpublished Report: Chester Archaeology. 1982. Princess Street Excavations: Roman Legionary barracks.
- <13> SCH6806 Unpublished Report: Chester Archaeology. 1980. Princess Street Excavations: Medieval and post medieval features.
- <14> SCH6857 Unpublished Report: Strickland, T.J.. 1988. Excavations in the Princess Street, Hunter Street, Hunter's Walk and Northgate Street areas 1978-1987: Roman Major Buildings.
- <15> SCH6926 Client Report: Jones, A. K. G. 1987. Parasitological investigations on samples of organic sediment from Hunter's Walk, Chester. R3380. N/A. N/A. R3380.
- <16> SCH6079 Article in Monograph: Mason, D. J. P.. 2002. The Foundation of the Legionary Fortress: Deva, the Flavians and Imperial Symbolism. Deva Victrix, Roman Chester Re-assessed. Volume 7.
- <17> SCH6963 Unpublished Report: Heyworth, Michael. 1987. Mould Fragments from Hunter's Walk Chester, Cheshire.
- <18> SCH6948 Unpublished Report: Macphail, R.I.. 1982. Soil report on Princess Street, Chester.
- <19> SCH6946 Unpublished Report: Macphail, R.I. & Macphail, G.M.. 1983. Botanical report on 'Dark Earth' from Chester, Hunter Street School.
- <20> SCH6943 Unpublished Report: Greig, J.R.A.. 1986. The medieval (13th/14th century) plant remains from Chester, Hunters Walk. Draft report.
- <21> SCH7251 Photographic Archive: Grosvenor Museum. Various. Photographic Archive from Various sites excavated by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
- <22> SCH7386 Unpublished Report: Chester Archaeology. 1981. Site notes for Hunter Street School, Chester 1981.
Related Monuments/Buildings (15)
- 10693 18th century building at Hunter Street School (Monument)
- 10694 19th century tenement cottages at Jones Court (Monument)
- 8552 Deva Roman fortress (Monument)
- 11350 Medieval drain at Hunter Street School (Monument)
- 10161 Medieval properties facing Northgate Street (Monument)
- 10160/1 Medieval strip property on Princess Street: Building (Monument)
- 10160/2 Medieval strip property on Princess Street: Yard Area (Monument)
- 10052 Methodist Church, Hunters Walk (Monument)
- 10378 Parry's Iron foundry at Princess Street (Monument)
- 8416 Roman 'military hiatus' layer at Princess Street Phase 2a (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8312 Roman Courtyard Building Insula 16 (Latera praetorii central) (Monument)
- 8410/2 Roman north-south road between the masonry structure and the stores (Monument)
- 8420 Roman north-south store building at Princess Street (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8403/2 Roman walled compound at Princess Street phase 5 (insula 21) (Monument)
- 9018 Saxon Timber Building, Hunter's Walk (Monument)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH2852 Excavations at Hunters Walk in 1978-1979 Phase 1a (Hunter Street/Princess Street) (Ref: CHE/HW78)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 404 664 (26m by 41m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Dec 15 2020 1:49PM