Site Event/Activity record ECH5084 - Watching brief at 98 Foregate Street, Chester in 1995
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Chester Archaeology
Date
1995
Description
Watching brief carried out on the underpinning and restoration of a shop building. At the front this revealed only eighteenth to nineteenth century footings and cellar structures however under the back wall there was a large pit or ditch feature which contained well preserved organically rich deposits of a medieval or early post medieval date (1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH6052 Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 1996. Annual Review 1995-1996. 1995-1996.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 410 664 (14m by 23m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Aug 19 2013 12:29PM