Site Event/Activity record ECH3404 - Observations at Browns of Chester in 1960

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Technique(s)

Organisation

Grosvenor Museum

Date

March - April 1960

Map

Description

Observations made during extension to the cellar at Browns Department Store, three substantial stanchion bases of concrete along the western side of already destroyed a significant proportion of the archaeology however a stone building of at least two phases had existed in the area with evidence of a hypocaust attributed to the first phase. A number of coins from throughout the Roman period were also recovered (1).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article in Journal: Thompson F.H. 1967. Notes on Two Chester Building Sites, 1960. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 54.
  • <2> Article in Journal: Thompson F.H. 1961. Notes on Excavations and finds in Cheshire during 1960. Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 70.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • medieval pit at Browns of Chester (Monument)
  • post medieval finds from Browns of Chester (Find Spot)
  • Roman Building at Bridge Street (Monument)

Location

Location
Grid reference SJ 40 66 (point) Probable Location (E)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Nov 19 2012 12:21PM