Site Event/Activity record ECH3120 - Excavations in the Commonhall Street, Chester area in 1954
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1954
Description
Excavations in 1954 began as result of demolition of old property on the west side of Crypt Court in preparation for the building of a new printing works. Permission was granted to excavate in three cellars.
As a result the western ends of three granaries were located and traced east for some distance (c.56ft) (1)
Sources/Archives (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (11)
- 8481 Early Roman occupation at Commonhall Street (Monument)
- 8482 Early Roman occupation at Commonhall Street (Monument)
- 8479 Early Roman occupation layer at Commonhall Street (Monument)
- 9015 Large Saxon Pit, Crypt Court, Commonhall Street (Monument)
- 10372 Medieval cellar to the rear of Commonhall Street (Monument)
- 10124 Medieval pits at Commonhall Street (Monument)
- 10123 Medieval structure at Commonhall Street (Monument)
- 8336 Roman Granary 1, Praetentura west, Deva Legionary Fortress (Monument)
- 8335 Roman Granary 2, Praetentura west, Deva Legionary Fortress (Monument)
- 8334 Roman Granary 3, Praetentura west, Deva Legionary Fortress (Monument)
- 8480 Roman wall at Commonhall Street (Monument)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH2992 Excavations at Commonhall Street, Chester in 1956 (Ref: N/A)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 403 662 (26m by 48m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Jun 30 2022 1:59PM