Site Event/Activity record ECH3093 - The City Walls: Excavation at National Telephone Exchange Site, 1908 (Chester)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Chester Archaeological Society
Date
Jun 1908
Description
In 1908, in advance of the construction of a new Exchange Station for the National Telephone Company, the Council of the Chester and North Wales Archaeological Society secured the right to monitor groundworks and carry out some excavation at the site, just next to the Wolf Tower, where a section of the Roman city wall remained preserved. The Chester Archaeological Society was, at the time, able to have the original construction plans altered to preserve more of the Roman wall than would have been (6).
Referred to as Site No. 28 in the City Defences Monograph (7)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SCH5556 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.
- <2> SCH5695 Article in Journal: Simpson F. 1925. Chester Castle, A.D. 907-1925. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 26: 2.
- <3> SCH5956 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.
- <4> SCH5709 Article in Journal: Newstead, R (Prof.). 1932. The S.E. Corner of the Roman Fortress. Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 29.
- <5> SCH5715 Article in Journal: Webster, Graham. 1952. Excavations on the Legionary Defences at Chester, 1949-52 (Part i). Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 39.
- <6> SCH6482 Article in Journal: Newstead, R (Prof.). 1909. On a Recently Discovered Section of the Roman Wall at Chester. Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology (Liverpool). Volume 2.
- <7> SCH6156 Monograph: LeQuesne C. 1999. Excavations at Chester: The Roman and Later Defences Part I. Survey Report No 11.
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- 6997 Palaeolithic Flake, National Telephone Company, St John Street (Find Spot)
- 10263 Post medieval layer at the SE Angle of the Roman fortress (Monument)
- 8206/11 Roman east wall at the south east angle of the fortress (Monument)
- 8581 Roman footway at St John Street (Monument)
- 8207/6 The Roman East Ditch at St John Street (Monument)
- 8205/4 The Roman East Rampart at the south east angle of the fortress (Monument)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 407 661 (29m by 23m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Nov 15 2012 5:17PM