Site Event/Activity record ECH5099 - Excavations at Goss Street / Hamilton Place, Chester in 1973 (Astons site)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
February 1973
Description
Excavations in the northeast corner of Goss Street with Hamilton Place on the site formerly investigated by Webster and Richmond in 1948 (ECH3144). This excavation was one of a series carried out on the street between 1968-1973, and two adjacent rectangular areas were excavated at this time; Area A was 13 by 9m, Area B was 5 by 3m, and Area B was laid out so that it would touch the anticipated western wall of the Principia. Removal of the surface tarmac revealed numerous features, walls, pits and trench IV of the 1948 excavations. Medieval buildings, Tudor ones, and those from the seventeenth century and later were all recorded (1).
Sources/Archives (17)
- <1> SCH5790 Article in Journal: multiple authors. 1974. Excavation Reports and Summaries Sites Observed. Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin. No 2.
- <2> SCH6226 Newsletter: Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter. 1973. Summary of Excavations in Chester. February 1973.
- <3> SCH6227 Newsletter: Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter. 1973. Summary of Excavations So Far. April 1973.
- <4> SCH6228 Newsletter: Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter. 1973. Summary of Excavations in Chester. October 1973.
- <5> SCH5614 Article in Journal: Webster L & Cherry J. 1975. Medieval Britain in 1974. Medieval Archaeology. 19.
- <6> SCH5631 Article in Journal: McMeake J C, C N Moore. 1990. A Bronze Skillet-Handle from Chester and other Vessels from the British Isles. Britannia. Volume 9.
- <7> SCH6663 Written Communication: Chester Archaeology. 1973. Chester Archaeology Site Notes: Goss Street 1973.
- <8> SCH5742 Article in Journal: Anon. 1974. September 1974: North West Newsletter. Excavations. Council for British Archaeology. Group 5 Newsletter North West. No 24.
- <9> SCH5486 Monograph: Ward, S. W.. 1994. Saxon Occupation within the Roman Fortress: Sites Excavated, 1971-81 (Archaeological Service Excavation & Survey Reports). Survey Report No 7.
- <10> SCH5860 Article in Journal: Griffiths, D W. 1987-88. A Group of Late Anglo-Saxon Hooked Tags from Cheshire. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 70.
- <11> SCH6079 Article in Monograph: Mason, D. J. P.. 2002. The Foundation of the Legionary Fortress: Deva, the Flavians and Imperial Symbolism. Deva Victrix, Roman Chester Re-assessed. Volume 7.
- <12> SCH4810 Client Report: Chester Archaeology. 2000. Chester Northgate Development Site; archaeological audit.. R2701. N/A. N/A. R2701.
- <13> SCH6074 Article in Journal: Cherry, John. 1975. Post-Medieval Britain in 1974. Post-medieval Archaeology. Volume 9.
- <14> SCH6497 Article in Journal: Anon. 1973. September 1973: North West Newsletter. Excavations. Council for British Archaeology. Group 5 Newsletter North West. No. 22.
- <15> SCH7104 Article in Journal: Wilson D. 1974. Roman Britain in 1973. Britannia. 5. p418 iii).
- <15> SCH8353 Article in Journal: Wilson D. 1973. Roman Britain in 1972. Britannia. IV. p418 iii).
- <16> SCH7105 Article in Journal: Wilson D. 1975. Roman Britain in 1974. Britannia. 6. p240 i).
Related Monuments/Buildings (12)
- 8187 Early Roman building of the First Cohort (Goss Street east) (Monument)
- 8186 Early Roman construction activity at Goss Street (Monument)
- 10157 Late 17th century house at Goss Street (Monument)
- 10155 Late Medieval house at Goss Street (Monument)
- 8496 Late Roman building of the First Cohort (Goss Street east) (Monument)
- 10115 Medieval stone robbing at Goss Street (Monument)
- 8377/1 North-south road between Barracks of the First Cohort and the principia (Monument)
- 8377/2 North-south road between Elliptical Baths and the principia (Monument)
- 9025 Possible Saxon Building (Post Holes), Goss Street North (Monument)
- 9026 Possible Saxon Building (Slots) or Drainage Gullies, Goss Street North (Monument)
- 9024 Saxon Stone Robbing and Possible Cultivation Layer (Dark Earth Layer), Goss Street North (Monument)
- 10156 Tudor house at Goss Street (Monument)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH3144 Excavations in Goss Street, Chester in 1948 (Astons Site) (Ref: N/A)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 404 663 (21m by 18m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Feb 26 2014 11:33AM