Site Event/Activity record ECH4853 - Archaeological evaluation at Dee House, Chester in 1993 (Amphitheatre Phase 1)
Please read our guidance about the use of Cheshire Historic Environment Record data.
Technique(s)
Organisation
Lancaster University Archaeological Unit
Date
February - May 1993
Description
This event was a trial excavation of thirty-five trenches across the site, in advance of a proposed redevelopment of Dee House, Chester. The work examined the foundations of the existing building, with a view to adopting a mitigation strategy for the design of the foundations for the new building, and established the depth at which significant archaeological deposits survive. Thirty-five trenches were excavated, largely by hand, with Roman and medieval deposits and features identified across the site (1).
Sources/Archives (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- 11071 Accumulation of Dumped Post Medieval Sediment, Dee House Site (Monument)
- 8470 Amphitheatre 2 (Monument)
- 8484 Evidence of Roman Buildings, a Robbed Wall and Demolition Rubble, South of the Amphitheatre, Trident House (Monument)
- 11068 Medieval Cobbled Surfaces and Occupation Layer, Dee House Site (Monument)
- 11069 Possible Medieval Cess Pit, Dee House Site (Monument)
- 8487 Possible Roman Well and Clay Surface, South of Amphitheatre, Trident House (Monument)
- 11067 Probable Medieval Soil Layer, Dee House Site (Monument)
- 8473 Road, Metalled Surface around South of Amphitheatre 2 (Monument)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH4275 Archaeological evaluation at Dee House, Chester in 1994 (Amphitheatre Phase 2) (Ref: CHE/DHO94)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 408 661 (70m by 80m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Jul 26 2013 12:40PM