Site Event/Activity record ECH5101 - Salvage recording at Royal Insurance Building, St John Street, 1973 (Chester)

During construction of extensions at the site some ancient masonry was uncovered. Museum staff were given the opportunity to record them prior to their burial beneath the concrete foundations of the new building. The edge of the contractors excavation had cut through the Roman turf rampart and fortress wall and much had been destroyed. It proved possible however to uncover the lower two courses of masonry and lines of turves in section and individual turves in plan were clearly visible. The finds were subsequently covered with a layer of polythene prior to their reburial. The Roman wall lay some 4m to the east of the present wall and not quite on the same line (1).