Site Event/Activity record ECH5137 - Excavations in Shipgate Street in 1983 (Chester)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
Nov-Dec 1983
Description
Following on from ECH5106 in Shipgate St., a formal excavation of the site was undertaken in 1983 (1). At 3.3m below the surface (so below the depth that the previous excavation had reached and found no archaeological remains), a sequence of Roman structures and deposits were recorded, including a well preserved junction of Roman mains and culverts falling southwards to the River Dee, likely dating to the first or second centuries. These were followed by a substantial Roman building and a metalled road (1).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SCH5810 Article in Journal: multiple authors. 1983. Excavation Reports and Sites Observed. Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin. No 9.
- <2> SCH6559 Article in Monograph: Ward, S. W.. 2012. Shipgate Street, 1983. BAR British Series 553.
- <3> SCH6947 Unpublished Report: Greig, J.R.A.. 1983. Shpigate Street.
- <4> SCH7251 Photographic Archive: Grosvenor Museum. Various. Photographic Archive from Various sites excavated by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH5106 Excavations at 3 and 5 Shipgate Street in 1981 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 406 658 (13m by 14m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Feb 26 2014 11:45AM