Site Event/Activity record ECH4960 - Excavations to the Rear of 6 King's Buildings, 1921 (King's Building Site)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Unassigned
Date
August 1921
Description
Ten days of excavations began on 31 August 1921. 'Two trenches running north and south, were cut side by side, each with an average width of four feet, the total length combined being forty-six feet. Sterile sediment was c. six feet below the surface, and undisturbed Roman horizons were identified from four feet below down to that level. Catalogue of Roman mirrors in the Museum (3).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCH5955 Article in Journal: Newstead, Robert (Prof.). 1926. Records of Archaeological Finds at Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 27, Part 2.
- <2> SCH5956 Article in Journal: Lawson, P H. 1926. Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 27, Part 1.
- <3> SCH5915 Article in Journal: Lloyd-Morgan G.. 1977. Mirrors in Roman Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 60.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 8389 Roman deposit layer at King's Buildings (Monument)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 4024 6653 (point) Sample Location (E) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Mar 22 2012 10:17AM