Site Event/Activity record ECH4915 - Construction work at St John's Church, 1862

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Technique(s)

Organisation

Unassigned

Date

March 1862

Map

Description

Record of discovery of a small hoard of Anglo Saxon coins beneath a series of cruciform slabs that once formed the original floor of the nave. Coins at a depth of c4.87m below the surface (1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Article in Journal: Hughes, Thomas. 1864. On Some Anglo-Saxon Coins Discovered in the Foundations of St John's Church, Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society (Old Series). Part 7, Volume 2.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Collegiate Church of St John the Baptist (Monument)
  • Saxon Coin Hoard, St John the Baptist Church (Find Spot)

Location

Location
Grid reference Centred SJ 4088 6612 (16m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Mar 20 2013 5:16PM