Site Event/Activity record ECH3236 - Excavations at the Telephone Exchange, St John Street, Chester in 1970-71
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1970-1971
Description
Four trenches were excavated in 1970 in advance of the construction of an extension to the telephone exchange on St John Street. Significant overburden was recorded however sealed beneath this was a Roman culvert and a V-shaped gully, no structural evidence noted, however a sandstone surfaced road superimposed on a ditch on a north-south alignment was recorded in Trench D (1).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SCH5901 Article in Journal: Anon. 1970-71. Abstract of Proceedings. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 57.
- <2> SCH5902 Article in Journal: Robinson D.J. & Ward T.E. 1975. Excavations on the site of the Chester telephone exchange extension. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 58.
- <3> SCH7103 Article in Journal: Wilson, D.. 1972. Roman Britain in 1971. Britannia. 3. P313 iv).
- <3> SCH9239 Article in Journal: Wilson D, Wright RP & Hassall MWC. 1971. Roman Britain in 1970. Britannia. 2. P313 iv).
- <4> SCH7251 Photographic Archive: Grosvenor Museum. Various. Photographic Archive from Various sites excavated by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 408 662 (70m by 36m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Nov 1 2013 5:38PM