Site Event/Activity record ECH5057 - Excavations in the Cathedral Garden in 1972 (Chester)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
December 1972
Description
In December 1972 a 1m deep trench, 0.4m wide, was cut across the gardens on the northeast side of the Cathedral. The trench produced some areas of sandstone rubble and at one point a considerable quantity of seventeenth and eighteenth century domestic debris (1).
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SCH5782 Article in Journal: multiple authors. 1973. Excavation Reports and Summaries. Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin. Pilot Issue.
- <2> SCH6497 Article in Journal: Anon. 1973. September 1973: North West Newsletter. Excavations. Council for British Archaeology. Group 5 Newsletter North West. No. 22.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 10660 Seventeenth to Eighteenth Century Rubbish Deposit (Monument)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 40 66 (point) Possible Location (E) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Aug 19 2013 12:12PM