Site Event/Activity record ECH4870 - St John's Tower Chester: Survey and evaluation of the West Tower in 2000
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Technique(s)
Organisation
University of Manchester Archaeological Unit
Date
Sept 2000
Description
A historic fabric building survey of the west tower of St John's Church, in addition to the excavation of one test pit, in advance of the construction of a lavatory block within the remains of the tower's vestibule (1). The tower had been as a ruin since it partially collapsed in 1881. The results from the test pit indicated the presence of late medieval and early post-medieval deposits of 0.2 - 0.5m depth, beneath a cobbled surface which was probably seventeenth or eighteenth century in origin (1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH6254 Client Report: University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. 2000. St John's Tower, Chester: Survey of the Ruined Medieval West Tower Lobby. R3161. N/A. N/A. R3161.
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- 11033/1 Collegiate Church of St John the Baptist - Church (Building)
- 11033/9/2 Collegiate Church of St John the Baptist - Interior Burials (Monument)
- 11033/1/1 Collegiate Church of St John the Baptist - North-West Tower (Building)
- 11033 Collegiate Church of St John the Baptist (Monument)
- 8474/2 Roman Pottery, West Tower, St John's Church (Find Spot)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH4859 St Johns Church, Chester: Archaeological Evaluation of the Tower Vestibule (Ref: CHE/SJC00)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 408 661 (8m by 6m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
May 30 2013 5:58PM