Site Event/Activity record ECH5006 - Archaeological investigations along the City Walls, Chester in 1990
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Gifford and Partners
Date
1990
Description
Summary of current state of the walls with records of past intervention Part II Emergency action for repair to collapsed section of the walls (1). Included in this event is a specific investigation adjacent to the North Gate (2). A section of wall was dismantled to study the causes of its present structural instability, and then rebuilt (2).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SCH6146 Client Report: Gifford and Partners. 1990. Chester City Walls Investigations. R3206. N/A. N/A. R3206.
- <2> SCH6805 Client Report: Gifford and Partners. 1990. Chester City Walls Investigations: Interim report requesting emergency action to stabilize wall. R3311. N/A. N/A. R3311.
- <3> SCH6066 Article in Journal: Ponsford, Michael. 1991. Post-Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1990. Post-medieval Archaeology. Volume 25.
- <5> SCH5633 Article in Journal: Nenk B. Margeson S & Hurley M. 1991. Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1990. Medieval Archaeology. 35.
- <6> SCH6156 Monograph: LeQuesne C. 1999. Excavations at Chester: The Roman and Later Defences Part I. Survey Report No 11.
Related Monuments/Buildings (11)
- 12000/10 Chester City Walls - Wall between Morgan's Mount and Northgate (Building)
- 12000/15 Chester City Walls - Wall between Phoenix Tower / King Charles Tower and Kaleyard Gate (Building)
- 12000 Chester City Walls (Monument)
- 8205/2 Evidence of the Roman East rampart at the Kaleyards (Monument)
- 8206/2 Evidence of the Roman East Wall at the Kaleyards (Monument)
- 8201/6 Evidence of the Roman North rampart at Northgate Gardens (Monument)
- 8202/2 Evidence of the Roman North Wall at King Charles Court (Monument)
- 8202/3 Evidence of the Roman North Wall at Northgate Gardens (Monument)
- 8547 Roman berm at the Kaleyards (Monument)
- 8548 Roman layer at the Kaleyards (Monument)
- 8154 Roman rampart building (No 8) at the Kaleyards (Monument)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 40 66 (362m by 105m) Possible Location (E) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER CASTLE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Apr 11 2013 7:09PM