Site Event/Activity record ECH4911 - Chance Finds from the City of Chester

Grosvenor Museum, n.d.: Coin of Vitellius (29). CHER 8088/47. Watergate Street, n.d: Roman wall recorded 9m to the west of the North east corner of Watergate House by Mr F H Thompson. (29) St Werburgh, : This monument refers to two pieces of sandstone, representing the top of shaft and a grave slab with an animal carving, possibly from St Werburgh's, and dating from before c 950. (29) CHER 9013/22 Grosvenor Road: record of vessels and a lachrymatory from road, 1832. (39) CHER 8041/8 Chester, n.d.: lead dice from Chester pre 1856. inscribed. (33) CHER 8088/75 Chester, n.d.: relief of Fortuna. (32) CHER 8088/76 Chester, n.d: post medieval pottery (12) CHER 10100/53 Cuppin Street, n.d: undated carved stone head reported from Cuppin Street in the mid 20th century. (18) CHER 10100/51 West Wall, Watergate, n.d.: Record of assemblage of Roman tile from near the medieval Watergate, possibly from the Watergate Baths site (29). CHER 8038/1. South End City Road, various dates: Finds are recorded from the south end of City Road. In 1899, three samian vessels marked ALBI, OF I FIRMI, OF RVF were found near the Bank of Liverpool, City Road. All now in the Grosvenor Museum. In 1920, a further samian vessel marked DAGOMA(RVS) F was found in City Road. In 1983 a large fragment of the foot ring of a South Gaulish samian dish, dated c AD 80-110, was found in the gutter of the slip-road of the City Road roundabout. In 1934, a coin of Trajan (AD 98 - 117) was found. (29). CHER 8030/20 County Hall, various dates: Finds from the site of County Hall include a denarius of Elagabalus. Obv: IMP CAE M AVR AVG P TR P, bust draped and laureate right. Rev: FIDES (PV) BLICA. Found in 1939 (47). A denarius of Septimius Severus was found on the site of County Hall in 1939 and was presented to the Grosvenor Museum. From the same area in 1954, a small quantity of Samian ware of second century date was recovered, including the base of a cup with the stamp CACASl (Cacasus of Lezous). Presented to the Museum (21). CHER 8030/29. Nicholas Street Mews, n.d.: Roman brooch (29). CHER 8042/10. Bridge Street n.d.: Record of coins at pottery from 48 Bridge Street, then property of Mr Jones (39). CHER 8088/53. Bridge Street, n.d.: Record of coins from 52 Bridge Street, then property of Mr Dutton (29). CHER 8088/54. Nun's Field, n.d.: Tomb containing Roman vase, lamp, pottery and possibly glass noted (43). CHER 8041/7. The Meadows, n.d.: A lead weight of 8 unciae (219.5 grams), slightly damaged at the edge was found at the Meadows (7). CHER 8017/3. Douglas’ Buildings, n.d.: Samian and first to third century coins were collected by F H Williams from the site of Douglas's Buildings on the east side of St Werburgh St. Possibly on the site of a barrack building (29). CHER 8088/42. Chester Castle, n.d.: Reference to an inscribed tile or antefix bearing an image of a boar and the word 'LEG' (1). CHER 8030/30. City Walls, n.d: A coin of Valerian was found during repairs to the City Wall near the Infirmary on the old river bank. (29) CHER 8042/15 Music Hall, n.d.: Some fragments of decorated Samian ware from excavations at the Music Hall (1). CHER 8088/63 Pemberton Parlour, n.d.: Head and shoulders of a life sized hog, carved in stone dug up under the City Wall (1). CHER 8042/19. East Wall, n.d.: Fragment of centurial stone from between the Phoenix Tower and Abbey Street (6). CHER 8088/43 Near Heronbridge, n.d.: A sestertius from the rule of Hadrian (AD 117 - 138). The obverse has a bust of Hadrian, and the reverse has Jupiter seated. It was found in a wood near Heronbridge (7). CHER 8430/4. Near Heronbridge, n.d.: A copper alloy radiate copy of Carausius (AD 287 - 293) minted in London, with ... NI AVG inscribed on the reverse, and IMP CARAVSIVS [(P F?) AVG] inscribed on the obverse, with the emperor standing right holding spear and globe (12). CHER 8430/19. Near Eaton Road, n.d.: A denarius of Nero (AD 50 - 68), carrying a picture of Jupiter with a thunderbolt. Found ‘at the side of the road’ (7). CHER 8430/5. Ebury Place, n.d.: An amount of Roman pottery and a complete bronze fibula were recovered in the plot of land formerly known as Bolland’s Court (now Ebury Place), while it was under cultivation following the demolition of the buildings at Bolland’s Court (13). CHER 8430/12. Eaton Road, n.d.: A sandstone hypocaust pila is reported to have come from the site of the ‘church institute’, Handbridge, at the corner of Eaton Road and Overleigh Road (7). CHER 8430/16. Edgar's Field, n.d.: Figure of Cautopates, the Mithraic attendant with the dowsed torch, and was 0.75m tall (without the head). Figure now lost. Said to have been found 'near the river' (6). CHER 8430/24. Near North Gate, n.d.: Bronze coin, Constantinopolis, AD.330-331, said to have been found near the North Walls of Chester 'about 30 years ago' (24). CHER 8005/6. St Werburgh, n.d.: Bronze mirror, recorded c7ft below the surface (19). CHER 8088/44. Vicars Lane, n.d. (prior to 1888): What was described as ‘numerous amounts’ of Roman pottery, which included Samian ware, an antefix, ‘legionary tiles’, marble and glass were found on the property of the Duke of Westminster near Vicar’s Lane, at some time prior to 1888 when their exhibition was reported (2). CHER 8474/5. Freshfields, Woodlands Ave., Parkgate Rd., n.d.: As of Septimius Severus found in the garden of 'Freshfields', Woodlands Ave. (10). CHER 8600/14 Near Wier and Mill, n.d.: A worn bronze coin of Nero, an Antonininanus of Gallenius and a bronze coin of Maxentius were found by the mill, near the wier, at an uncertain date (10). CHER 8430/18. St Michael's Church, 19th century: record of a medieval floor tile (4) CHER 10076/2 64 Lache Lane: A Roman, 8 unciae, lead weight, damaged and slightly underweight, in addition to a lead die of uncertain date, were found in a garden at 64 Lache Lane under uncertain, non-archaeological circumstances (10). CHER 8310/5. Cliveden Road, n.d.: Three, mid-fourth century AE Roman coins from Cliveden Road area, near Circular Drive (10). CHER 8310/7. Parkgate Road, n.d.: Two coins from the FH Williams collection, recorded as being found on Parkgate Road. One was a Denarius of Faustina and the other was a Denarius of Domitian (AD 81 - 96). (13) CHER 8005/3. North Porch St Mary's Church, n.d.: A bronze bracelet found in the areea of the north porch of St Mary's Church, discovered in the F H Williams collection (1). (29) CHER 8030/14. Cuppin Street, n.d.: A coin of Vespasian (AD 69-79), found on Cuppin Street (29). CHER 8030/21. Dee Lane, n.d.: A denarius of Trajan (AD 98 - 99) was found in Dee Lane (14). CHER 8030/24. Brook Street (Gaumont Picture Palace), n.d.: Many fragments of first and second century pottery, including some Samian ware, was recovered from the site of the Gaumont Picture Palace, Brook Street, during the 1940s (49). The assemblage represents casual finds by workmen at the site of a non-archaeological intervention, and no other information is available on the context from which it was recovered. The period covered by these sherds dates from the late first to the second half of the second century (35). CHER 8030/35. Chester, n.d.: Portion of cross-shaft of a wheelhead cross with interlace, stylistically related to the Whitford Cross and dating to between the tenth and eleventh centuries (29). CHER 9013/16 Chester, n.d.: A linen smoother, or a hemispherical glass implement of Viking period, used for pressing seams of linen and presumed to have been found at Chester and was said to be in the Grosvenor Museum (29). CHER 9013/17 Chester, n.d.: A cast copper alloy strap distributor / harness link of early medieval / Anglo-Scandinavian date (eleventh century AD) was found by metal detector at an unspecified location in Chester. (12) CHER 9013/48. 19th century, Brewers Hall: A Roman coin of Trajan discovered at Brewers Hall. (29) CHER 8600/31 Eastgate, Chester, c1725: Roman altar to Attis or Cautopates CHER8088/77 (32) Chester Cathedral, 1788: Gold coin of Valentinian I (39). CHER 8088/45. Upper Northgate Street, 1800: Bronze Roman finger ring recorded (39). CHER: 8005/2. Stanley Place, nineteeth century: Roman silver coin. Inscribed (31). CHER 8042/1. Nun's Field, nineteenth century: Gold coin of Faustina the Elder (31). CHER 8042/7. Nun's Field, 1836: Trajan coin CHER 8042/7. Nicholas Street 1826: Find of an aureus from Smith Walk (9) (39). CHER 8042/28. Tower Field, 1822: Silver coin of Hadrian (39). CHER 8042/20. Linenhall Street, 1826: Bronze coin of Hadrian (39). CHER 8042/21. Grosvenor Road, 1828: Red Roman pottery found during cutting of a sewer (29). CHER 8041/8 Boughton, 1828: Silver coin of Augustus found (39). CHER 8017/9. Boughton, 1830: Gold coin of Trajan recorded (9). CHER 8017/7. Boughton, 1830: Silver coin of Trajan recorded (39). CHER 8017/8. Stanley Street, 1830s: Short reference to the discovery of a medieval tiled floor (4). CHER 'Priory Wall', Northgate Street, 1840: Bronze Age palstave recovered fron unknown circumstances (22). CHER 6990. Parkgate Road, 1840: Bronze fibulae recorded form the garden of Mr Hinckes (39). CHER 8005/4. Northgate Street, 1848: Roman vase recovered. (50) CHER 8088/80 Watergate Street, 1848: Roman tile fragments found during the cutting of a drain in Watergate Street. (50) CHER 8088/81 50 Near Commonhall Street, 1850: Centurial stone recorded by C R Smith, stone was inserted into the previous town hall and subsequently lost when it burnt down in 1862 (39). CHER 8088/48 Handbridge, 1851: In 1851, a large Corinthian capital, with silver coin of Trajan beneath it, was found in Handbridge, possibly from the vicinity of the church of St Mary’s without the Walls; the find is discussed in the same context as a later 1885 find in that area, and so is likely from the same general area (39). CHER 8430/15. Nicholas Street, 1852: Record of a long length of wooden pipe, later sold to the Railway Company for sleepers (3). CHER 8042/22. Grosvenor Street, 1853: Roman vase found (11). CHER 8030/27 Chester Castle, 1856: An aureus of Vespasian was found 'in making the foundations of the Castle'. The obverse reads - IMP COES VESP AVG CEN, while the reverse has a figure with an olive branch standing by an altar, and is inscribed PAX AVG. Now lost. A legionary antefix was also found at the Castle (9). CHER 8030/30. 42 Bridge Street, 1858: Coin hoard from site adjacent to Mr Welsby's property (39). CHER 8088/52. White Friars, 1858: Record of a Roman bronze lamp, no further details (5). CHER 8088/1. God’s Providence House, 1864: Samian and other pottery found to the rear of the house (29). CHER 8088/33. St John’s Church, 1864 - 1874: Between 1864 and 1874, a number of Roman period finds are reported from St John's Churchyard, including a silver denarius of Gordian III found in 1874 while digging a grave on the north side of the churchyard, a box tile found at an unspecified location in the yard in 1864, in addition to a lamp with the stamp FORTIS, amphora sherds with graffiti CELERIC, and a sherd of decorated Samian ware said to have come from this location was part of the F H Williams collection (39). CHER 8474/7. The Roodee, various dates: 1874 Samian vessel (29), 1894 Samian vessel (39); 1899 Coin of Domitian (30) . CHER 8042/11. Grey Friars, 1876: Roman lead tag (29). CHER 8042/8. Dee Stands, 1881: Two inhumations recorded by chance (41). CHER 8041/4. Dee Stands, 1882: Roman intaglio (17). CHER 8042/23. Foregate Street, 1882: Record of an aureus (gold coin) (39). CHER 8030/16. Duke Street, 1882: Roman pottery was found in Duke Street and a Samian cup (Dr. 27) with stamp during a non-archaeological intervention of an indeterminate nature in 1882 (42). CHER 8030/33. Nicholas Street Mews, 1885: considerable number of human skulls recorded (23). CHER 10317/6 Crane Street, 1886: Roman antefix (29). CHER 8042/12. Queen's Park Road, 1886: A collection of coins were recovered from an uncertain location along Queen’s Park Road, at some time before 1886. The coins were part of the Rev W H Massie's collection, and included coins of Nerva and Antoninus Pius, two of Trajan and two of Faustina (senior) (39). CHER 8430/9. Greyfriars, 1888: Roman lead label discovered. Inscribed. (33) CHER 8042/32 Chester, 1888: Stone axe recorded (29). CHER 6977. Foregate Street, 1890: Fragment of an inscription, cut on a slate slab, and evidently reused as paving (1). Found under unknown circumstances in 1890 between the junction of Seller St. and City Road with Foregate St. RIB i No 462. (6). CHER 8030/53. Love Street, 1892: During excavations of an indeterminate nature, a quantity of Samian ware was recovered from the corner of Love St. and Vicar's Ln. and was in the F H Williams' collection. No other information on the nature of this discovery is available (29). CHER 8474/8. Pierpoint Lane, 1897: A small collection of Roman finds discovered on the north side of Pierpoint Lane in 1897 and subsequently in the possession of F H Williams. (13) CHER 8088/55 Northgate Street Row, 1898: Bronze palstave found (29). CHER 6976. The Roodee, 1899: Coin of Trajan (30). CHER 8042/5. Hunter Street, 1899: Small number of Roman coins recovered from Hunter Street in September 1899 and presented to the Grosvenor Museum, among them were a coins of Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Valerian, Gallienus, 3 of Carausius and Constantinopolis (30) CHER 8088/66 St Werburgh Street in the early 20th century: figurine of a woman, ceramic white salt glazed stoneware typical of the 18th century. (10) CHER 10100/21 Grosvenor Road and Foregate Street, 1900: In 1900 a Samian cup (Dr 33), stamped ACAPAF, was found at the junction of Grosvenor Rd. and Foregate St. area (42). CHER 8030/49. Foregate Street, Little Dolphin PH, 1904: A coin of Tetricus I (AD 271 - 274) (30). CHER 8030/15. Crane Street, 1907: Samian ware and a bronze bell, Roman (29). CHER 8042/12. Crane Street, 1909: Roman quern (29). CHER 8042/12. Eastgate Row North, 1909: Small number of Roman coins were recorded during reconstruction work on the premises of Messrs Brown between 1909 and 1914. (30) CHER 8088/67 Love Street, 1909: A Roman spindle whorl was found at a location on Love St., and was purchased by the Grosvenor Museum in 1909 (36) (CHER 8030/52). Eastgate Street Row, 1909-1914: Small number of Roman coins were recorded during reconstruction work on the premises of Messrs Brown between 1909 and 1914. (30) CHER 8088/67 Boughton, 1910: Roman 'Water Bottle' (29). CHER 8017/5. St Michael's Church, Bridge Street c1911: Short reference to the discovery of a medieval tiled floor in the church (4). CHER 10100/6 Queen Street, 1913: An aureus of Domitian was found at the north end of Queen Street in 1913 (9). CHER 8030/40. St Anne Street, 1914: A Samian bowl, possibly pre-Flavian (before 69 AD), was found (29). CHER 8600/15 Eaton Road, 1914: A Pewter vessel bearing a Chester hall mark was discovered at Eaton Road in Handbridge in 1914 (13) CHER 11115/8 Water Tower Street, 1914: Small quantity of Roman pottery including stamped late first century samian ware recovered by Prof Newstead from Water Tower Street near the Northgate in 1914. (42) CHER 8088/68 Eastgate Street, 1912-1914: Large quantity of Roman pottery including stamped second century samian ware recovered by Prof Newstead from Eastgate Street between 1912 and 1914. (42) CHER 8088/69 Hunter Street, 1914: Discovery of a fumed grey cooking pot or urn of a late first century or early second century date from the site of the former Masonic Hall. (11) CHER 8088/70 Nun’s Field, 1914: In 1914, traces of a Roman floor, composed of broken tiles and mortar (opus signinum), was discovered, over which some medieval burials had been placed (29). CHER 8049/5. Foregate Street, 1914: A coin of Tetricus I (AD 271 - 274) (30). CHER 8030/15. Pepper Street, 1916: Six coins, possibly a small hoard, found in a small metal container in Pepper Street in 1916. Includes one coin of Constantine I with reverse legend GLORIA EXERCITVS, and one of Valens with reverse legend SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE. Presented to the Grosvenor Museum (29). CHER 8030/13. Linenhall Street, 1920: mortar floor, c 15cm thick, was found (11). CHER 8038/11. Grey friars, 1920s: Record of an inhumation burial in a garden near the end of Grey Friars at some time in the 1920s, reported by Mr W J Williams. A coin of Vespasian was discovered with the inhumation suggesting a date of burial to the first century. (29) CHER 8041/1 16 Appleyards Lane, 1930: A stone pine cone was found on the south side of Appleyard's Lane, at No.16, in 1930. It was found c 0.3m below the surface and c 6.9m in advance of the front door of the house. The cone was c.44.5cm high and was probably from a tomb in the Handbridge Cemetery (29). CHER 8385/13. Cambrian View, c 1932: Roman Lead weight (21). CHER 8600/13 Bedward Row, 1934: Bronze coin of Valentinian I (29). CHER 8042/13. The Meadows, 1934: Coin of Valentian (13). CHER 8017/2. Hunter Street, 1936: Finger ring found in Hunter Street (29). CHER 8088/2. Amphitheatre, 1936: Part of a grave slab with an incised cross was found by workmen during levelling work in 1936 near the Roman amphitheatre. (13) CHER 9013/26. Canal Street, 1937: Bronze coin of Antoninus Pius (29). CHER 8005/1. Handbridge, 1938: Two coins of Theodosius I were found on the Corporation allotments in Handbridge, in 1938 (29). CHER 8430/6. County School, Handbridge, 1938: During excavations for the foundations of the County School (now Queen’s Park High School), on the south side of Queen’s Park Road in 1938, several fragments of Roman pottery were found, dating broadly to the second century (29). CHER 8430/11. Watergate Street, 1938: Roman building inscription in the cellar of 64 Watergate Street (29). CHER 8088/46. Handbridge, 1939: A single stamp, bearing the inscription ‘Robt. Foulkes, Chester, 1731’ was discovered at Handbridge in 1939. No further details on the circumstances of its discovery was reported. (13) CHER 11115/5 Roodee Gasworks, 1944: A metal signet ring dated to the 17th to 18th century was discovered from the site of the Chester Gas Company Works on the Roodee in 1944 (13) CHER 11009/7 Lache Lane, 1946: A coin of Constantine I was found in surface soil on Lache Lane in August 1946. The obverse reads CONSTA(N)TINVS AVG, with bust laureate right. The reverse reads PROVIDENTIAE AVG, and depicts a gateway to a camp, surmounted by two globes, with eight-rayed stars between them (13). CHER 8310/11. 1946, Newton Rise: Medieval papal seal recovered from garden at Newton Rise in 1946. The papal seal or bull was approximately 1.5” in diameter and bore the mark of Pope Innocent IV (1243-1254). (13) CHER 11190/15 1948, Netherleigh, Eaton Road: Scottish coin dating to the 13th century (46) CHER 11190/16 1948, Eaton Road: Gold ring recovered from allotments near Stone House on the west side of Eaton Road of probable 17th-18th century date. (46) CHER 11190/17 Linenhall Street, 1950: hexagonal tile fourteenth century design (21). NEEDS FND RECORD Castle Esplanade 1950s: Jet bracelet recovered from the castle in the 1950s or 60s (8). CHER 8030/31. 50 Curzon Avenue, Saltney, 1952: Dupondius coin of Vespasian (22). CHER 8310/12. Eaton Road Allotments, 1952: coin of Probus (22). CHER 8430/25. Eastgate, 1952: Medieval spade (22). CHER 10100/14 Parkgate Road, 1952: Late medieval purse mount (22). CHER 11190/11. Circular Drive, 1953: A corroded sestertius was found in May 1953 in the garden of Circular Drive, Lache. It probably depicts Marcus Aurelius as caesar. The coin is now in the Grosvenor Museum (Acc. no. 59.R.53, Map XLVI NW) (7). CHER 8310/9. Blacon, 1953: Denarius of Nerva, found in June 1953 in a garden in Lincoln Road (29). CHER 8600/10 Nicholas Street, 1953: Coin of Valentinian (30). CHER 8042/9. Hoole, 1955: A barbed and tanged arrowhead and a flint flake (29). CHER 7088. Music Hall, 1956: Bronze coin of Valens found in a cable trench opposite the Hall (21). CHER 8088/64 Circular Drive, 1957: Dupondius coin of Hadrian (34). CHER Grosvenor Bridge, 1957: Antoninianus coin of Maximianus (34). CHER 8042/6. Frodsham Street, 1957: Sestertius coin of Hadrian (34). CHER St Mary's Hill, 1957: Finds from St Mary's Hill consist of the lower half of a figurine of Venus in white clay (in Mr Potts' possession in 1886) and two coins of Trajan, two of Hadrian and one of Sabina. Also a denarius of Septimius Severus, with reverse legend RESTITVTOR VRBIS, found in the churchyard of St Mary's and a bronze coin of Gratian, with reverse legend GLORIA ROMANORUM, found on St Mary's Hill (34). CHER 8030/44. 29 Argyll Avenue, Curzon Park, 1958: Bronze coin of Constantius (15). CHER 8600/20. Sealand Road, 1958: Bronze coin (10). CHER 8600/12. River Dee, 1961: Roman pottery, Samian ware, 2 Nuremburg jettons and large quantities of pins and pebbles (16). CHER 8600/21 22 Northgate Street, 1961: An assemblage of post medieval clay tobacco pipe was recovered during alterations to 22 Northgate Street between 1961 and 1962. Dates range from the mid 17th to 19th century (37). (CHER 10100/77) 20 Newgate Street, 1961: Roman pottery, amphorae and large piece of lead recorded to the rear of property by Mr Ewing (16). CHER 8088/10 Pepper Street, 1961: Coin of province of Gelderland, dated 1672. (49) CHER 10100/81 Dee Banks, 1961: coin of Valenian from Dee Banks (49) CHER 8017/10 29 Argyll Avenue, Curzon Park, 1963: Prehistoric beads (14). CHER 7089. The Meadows, 1967: Four Roman coins were recovered from the Meadows amongst rubble dumped from the Old Market Hall area (c.1967) in central Chester (7). CHER 8017/4. 22 Kingsway, Newton, 1971: Roman coin (40). CHER 8600/4. Watling Court, 1971: Amphora fragment (40). CHER 8600/1. Salmon Leap Flats, 1974: AE of sons of Constantine was found lying in the river mud by Miss C Ryan (29). CHER 8430/14. Nicholas Street, 1974: In 1974, at a site 'adjacent to' 11a Nicholas St., a second decorated shoulder sherd of Saxon pottery was found, the first sherd being found at the former site (29). CHER 9013/4 Grosvenor Street, 1977: A small quantity of post medieval pottery was recovered during installation of a new sewer line (52) (CHER 10100/79) 1970-78, Craithie Road: Large collection of clay pipe fragments. Found in the garden of 18 Craithie Road, Vicars Cross, over a period of 8.5 years. Taken to the Grosvenor Museum for identification by Mr J A Blake, the owner. (20) CHER 11190/1 11 Castle Street, 1978: A coin of Claudius Gothicus (AD 268 - 270) found at 11 Castle Street. Carries an image of Mars advancing with spear in hand (29). CHER 8030/34. 1978, Heronbridge: Small quantity of medieval material recovered during the cutting of a trench for a 5ft water pipe from the River Dee at Eaton Road. No further details. (20) CHER 11190/18 1978, Sealand Road: Post medieval groat recovered. (20) CHER 11190/19 Eaton Road, 1979: A denarius of Nero was found at the side of Eaton Road in August 1979. The Reverse reads IVPPITER CUSTOS and shows Jupiter seated left, with a thunderbolt and sceptre. The find was reported to the Grosvenor Museum (10). CHER 8430/7. Lache Hall, 1980: A sestertius of Antoninus Pius or Marcus Aurelius and a coin of Constantine I were found in an area south of Lache Hall during clearance for a new housing development. (10) CHER 11190/16 Lache Lane, 1980: A Roman coin was found at the Welmar building site off Lache Lane (10). CHER 8310/10. The Meadows, 1980: A Roman lead lamp holder was found in the Meadows area. (10) CHER 8017/1. Sandy Lane, Boughton, 1980: Two Roman amphora stoppers recorded (10). CHER 8017/6. Watergate Street, 1980: Roman coin of Vespasian (10). CHER 8042/4. 1980, Duke’s Drive: Roman denarius of Trajan recovered from the fields between Duke's Drive and the modern Eaton Road (10) CHER 8600/33 1980, Eaton Road: Fragment of a Roman key recovered from a field west of Eaton Road in the northern part of the Eaton Hall estate. (10) CHER 8600/34 1980, The Meadows: Roman 8 unciae lead weight recovered from the area of the Meadows in 1984 (10) CHER 8600/35 1980, Lache Lane: Silver penny of Edward I recovered from a garden near Lache Lane. (10) CHER 11190/20 1980, Chester: Collection of clay tobacco pipes recovered from the Chester area, largely 19th century. The pipes were decorated and stamped bowls and stems. (10) CHER 11190/21 1980, 3 Lache Lane and Westminster Park: A large collection of clay tobacco pipe fragments dating to the seventeenth century has been gathered up from the garden of 3 Lache Lane over a period of years (10). CHER 11190/13 1980, Westminster Park: The same type of assemblage was found in the area adjacent to this property, then Westminster Park (10). CHER 11190/14. 1980, Boughton Heath: Late post medieval artefacts recovered from the site of the former town dump at Boughton Heath. The finds comprised an early 18th century slipware lid and the bowl of a clay tobacco pipe from the 19th century. (10) CHER 11190/22 1980, Firtree Avenue: Scottish silver penny of Charles I (10) CHER 11190/23 1980, Sealand Road: Number of post medieval finds from fields adjacent to the Manweb site, Sealand Road. (47) CHER 11190/24 1980, Pinfold Lane: AR shilling of Charles I recovered from allotments at Pinfold Lane, Handbridge (10) CHER 11190/27 1980, Eaton Road: Early post medieval finds recovered from the fields west of Eaton Road in 1980. The finds comprised an AR sixpence of Elizabeth I second issue dated 1581, a small lead disc marked with a cross of probable late medieval to post medieval date and an AR sixpence of James I. (10) CHER 11190/28 1980, Queen’s Park Estate: Ae follis recovered from the Earls Eye, although inscribed it was largely illegible and the mint mark was not discernable, nor was the emperor. It was discovered on the Earls Eye in brick and rubble close to the council buildings on the Queens Park estate (10) CHER 8600/36 St John Street, 1982: At some time in or just before 1982, a small group of clay tobacco pipe fragments were found in the garden of St John's Church under unknown circumstances. (44) CHER 10635/17 1982, Ash Grove: A Roman brooch, probably 3rd century, was recovered from a field near Ash Grove Waterworks in 1982. (45) CHER 8600/32 1982, west of Duke’s Drive: Medieval lead spindle whorl, decorated with a zigzag railed line and dots between each angle recovered from fields to the west of Duke’s Drive in 1982. (45) CHER 111190/29 1982, east of Duke’s Drive: Elizabeth I first issue shilling recovered with an initial mark 1558-1560 found in fields to the east of Duke’s Drive in 1982 (45) CHER 111190/30 1982, east of Duke’s Drive: James I shilling recovered with a thistle initial mark, found in fields to the east of Duke’s Drive in 1982. (45) CHER 111190/31 Duke Street, 1983: A small red sandstone fragment of a column drum was found and left in situ in a back garden in Duke Street (28). CHER 8030/54. 1984, Duke’s Drive: Roman coin recovered from the grass verge by Duke’s Drive on the Eaton Hall estate. The coin was an ae sestertius of Antoninus Pius. (28) CHER 8600/37 1984, Mill Street: Roman sestertius of Faustina junior, badly corroded, from the fields to the east of Mill Street in 1984. (28) CHER 8600/38 1984, Eaton Road: Roman coin of Antoninianus from the third century AD, badly corroded. Recovered from fields west of Eaton Road in 1984. (28) CHER 8600/39 1984, Wrexham Road: Roman denarius of Hadrian recovered from fields west of the Wrexham Road in 1984. (28) CHER 8600/40 1984, Dukes Drive: Roman denarius of Hadrian recovered from fields west of Duke’s Drive in 1984 (28) CHER 8600/41 1984, Ash Grove: Two Roman lead weights recovered from fields east of Wrexham Road near Ash Grove in 1984. The weights comprised one two unciae weight and one eight unciae weight (28) CHER 8600/42 1984, Five Ashes Road: Four unciae lead weight recovered from property on Five Ashes Road in 1984 (28) CHER 8600/43 1984, Wrexham Road: Number of medieval coins including two 13th century John half cross pennies and a 14th century groat. (28) CHER 11190/2 1984, Ash Grove: Groat of Edward IV recovered from fields to the east of Ash Grove in 1984 (28) CHER 111190/32 1984, north of Heronbridge House: Penny of Edward I, minted in York between 1280 and 1281, recovered from fields to the north of Heronbridge House in 1984 (28) CHER 111190/33 1984, east of Wrexham Road: A medieval stone finial was recovered during the cutting of a ditch to the east of Wrexham Road in 1984 (28) CHER 111190/34 Chester, 1984: A 14th century penny, issued by the London Mint, was recovered from Chester City in 1984. The Edward III penny is possibly dated to the period 1344-1351. A second coin was also recovered from Chester in that year. A 16th century half groat issued by the Canterbury Mint during the reign of Henry VII. (28) CHER 10100/73 Lache Lane, 1984: Four unciae lead weight, with a diameter of 3.3cm and a depth of 1.4cm, found in garden on Five Ashes Road, Westminster Park, Chester. No other information on the nature of this find is available, and the findspot's GIS point is placed in the centre of Five Ashes Road (7). CHER 8310/6. Chester, 1984: A denarius of Geta (AD 209 - 211). (7) CHER 8600/9. Watergate Street, 1985: A sherd of Chester ware was found in Watergate Street in 1985 under unspecified circumstances (29). CHER 9013/2. Grosvenor Street, 1985: A sherd of Chester ware was found in Grosvenor St. in 1985 under unspecified circumstances (29). CHER 9013/13. River Dee, 1988: Three lead items found in close proximity in the bank of River Dee at Handbridge. The finds consist of a lead statuette of Minerva and 2 lead weights, possibly plumb bobs (7). CHER 8600/11. Old Dee Bridge, 1998: Cremated human bone from mudflats c25m upstreams of bridge. South Bank, River Dee: At some time in 2000, cremated human remains, without an urn, were found by chance on the southern bank of the River Dee. It is not possible to state whether the remains were in situ (but it is unlikely). Upon analysis, the remains were found to be those of a young adult woman, probably aged between 20 – 25 years, and small fragments of copper slag and a melted iron nail suggest that other items were included in the cremation (26). CHER 8385/15. 33 Greenway Street, Handbridge, 1999: Complete cremation vessel recovered from the garden to the rear of the property. Osteological report has been prepared and vessel was donated to the Museum (Accession No GM2001.32) (38). CHER 8385/16. Grosvenor Street, 2002: recovery of human bone from northern end of Grosvenor Street, exact location unknown. Bone believed to have come from the medieval churchyard of St Bridget's. (51) CHER 10075/1 20 Whitefriars, 2006: A medieval carved stone head that appears to have been an architectural element, found during building work at 20 Whitefriars in 2006. (12) CHER 10320/6. White Friars, 2006: A fragment of post medieval architectural stonework was recovered. (12). (CHER 10100/58) Chester, 2007: Shilling of James I. (12). CHER 10100/59 Near Heronbridge, West of Eaton Road, 2008: A probable coin of Hadrian (AD 117 - 138), probably a dupondius from the mint of Rome, was found by metal detector in 2008 near Heronbridge (12). CHER 8430/20. Chester, 2008: A small cast lead Viking weight which is rectangular in plan was found at an unspecified location in Chester in 2008. A thin plate of copper alloy moulding that was gilded decorates its upper surface, and the design is of two spirals with an indistinct moulded animal head where the two circles meet. It is likely to be Hiberno-Scandinavian and can be dated to the late eighth to early ninth century. (12). CHER 9013/44. Chester, 2009: A post medieval cannon ball was recovered from Chester during metal detecting in 2009. (12). CHER 10100/60 St Mary's Church, Handbridge, 2010: A basal fragment of a large Greyware vessel found near the garden of St Mary’s Church, Handbridge (12). CHER 8430/21. St Mary's Church Garden, Handbridge, 2010: A basal fragment of a Samian ware vessel, sub-triangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section with a slightly curved profile, found near the garden of St Mary’s Church in Handbridge in 2010 (12). CHER 8430/22. Corner of Bridge St & Watergate St, late 19th C: Documentary reference to the discovery of a Norman bowl or stoup (14) CHER 10100/74