Site Event/Activity record ECH5124 - Excavations at Crook Street, Chester in 1990
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Chester Archaeology
Date
1990
Description
Excavations to the rear of an important thirteenth century parallel hall Row buildng, only a small area of the site had survived earlier cellaring. Two phases of timber framed structures on stone footings were located, probably outbuildings associated with the hall on the street frontage. A drain was associated with the second phase, some robbing of the Roman walling beneath had also occurred (1).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCH5633 Article in Journal: Nenk B. Margeson S & Hurley M. 1991. Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1990. Medieval Archaeology. 35.
- <2> SCH4810 Client Report: Chester Archaeology. 2000. Chester Northgate Development Site; archaeological audit.. R2701. N/A. N/A. R2701 No 18.
- <3> SCH6616 Unpublished Report: Chester Archaeology. 1990. Excavation records for Crook Street, Chester.
Related Monuments/Buildings (9)
- 8298 Early Roman Centurion's House (First Cohort) at Crook Street (Monument)
- 9040 Evidence of Saxon Stone Robbing and Activities (Dark Earth Layer), Crook Street (Monument)
- 8545 Late Roman Centurion's House (First Cohort) at Crook Street (Monument)
- 10401 Medieval features at Crook Street east (Monument)
- 10400 Medieval stone robbing at Crook Street east (Monument)
- 10173 medieval structure at Crook Street east (Monument)
- 10174 post medieval structures at Crook Street east (Monument)
- 8544 Roman ‘military hiatus’ layer at Crook Street (Monument)
- 8285/2 Roman east-west alley at Crook Street (Monument)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 403 663 (33m by 47m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Nov 25 2013 3:44PM