Site Event/Activity record ECH4571 - Watching Brief at The Ship Inn, Handbridge, Chester

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Technique(s)

Organisation

Earthworks Archaeological Services

Date

June 2008

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Description

An archaeological watching brief carried out at The Ship Inn, Handbridge, Chester, monitoring the excavation of pits to investigate existing foundations ahead of refurbishment work. Five test pits dug alongside internal walls, within the yard and against the boundary wall to the rear of the inn. A few sherds of pottery including a fragment of German stoneware and a fragment of lead was recovered.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Client Report: Earthworks Archaeological Services. 2008. Watching Brief at The Ship Inn, Handbridge, Chester. R2924. N/A. N/A. R2924.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Post medieval deposits at the Ship Inn, Handbridge (Monument)
  • Quarry fill at the Ship Inn, Handbridge (Monument)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Further Archaeological Monitoring at The Ship Inn, Handbridge, Chester (Ref: E998)

Location

Location The Ship Inn, Handbridge, Chester
Grid reference Centred SJ 407 656 (20m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Feb 4 2014 12:17PM