Site Event/Activity record ECH4890 - Evaluation at the West Car Park, Chester Station in 2011

Evaluation carried out on the site of the west car park to determine the potential for below ground archaeological evidence. The results of the evaluation have enabled specific features of the early railway station to be identified including evidence of its original construction by Thomas Brassey to F Thompson's design in the late 1840s. The archaeological remains relating tot eh initial phase of the railway station identified in the evaluation are therefore of particular significance. The wagon management structures are perhaps less significant overall in architectural terms. The significance of the evidence is such that preservation in situ was recommended over excavation and preservation by record.