Site Event/Activity record ECH4385 - Evaluation at the Queen Hotel, Chester in 2007

Three evaluation trenches were cut at predetermined locations within the proposed development area. It is thought that the site was used as agricultural land from the medieval period through to the 19th centruy when the Queen Hotel was built (c1860). No archaeological features were identified within the excavated trenches as all deposits were of a post 19th century date PROJECT DETAILS Archaeological evaluation at the Queen Hotel, Chester Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Sitecode CHE/63 CIR 07 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Not recorded, Hotel Extension Methods and Techniques: Targeted Trenches Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Other 15 - Other Monument Type(s)/Period(s): HOTEL Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): CERAMICS Modern PROJECT LOCATION Area 150.00 Square metres Grid Reference: SJ41296687 Point Height 16.00 - 18.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: L - P : Archaeology Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist) Design originator: L - P : Archaeology Director/Manager: Blair Poole Supervisor: Claire Statter Sponsor or funding body: Developer PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Grosvenor Museum ID: CHE/ 63 CIR 07 Contents: none Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Diary, Drawing, Map, Matrices, Miscellaneous Material, Photograph, Plan, Report BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Evaluation Report for land at Queen Hotel, Chester Author(s)/Editor(s): Poole, B. Pack, K. Other Bibliographic Details: LP0652C-AER-V1.2 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: L - P : Archaeology Place of Issue or Publication: Chester Description: Grey literature report on the results of the archaeological evaluation at the Queen Hotel, Chester.