Site Event/Activity record ECH5149 - The City Walls: Watching brief at Pepper Street, Chester in 1984
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1984
Description
Watching brief carried out during the installation of a new basement for an escalator and during the upgrading of the Grosvenor Shopping Centre entrance. A single trench 3.65m by 4.1m was observed near the project location of the interval tower. Limited evidence of the interval tower was noted along with a section of the rampart (1). Saxon finds were also reported (3).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SCH6156 Monograph: LeQuesne C. 1999. Excavations at Chester: The Roman and Later Defences Part I. Survey Report No 11.
- <2> SCH7128 Unpublished Report: Strickland, T.J.. 1984. Defences of Roman Chester: Discoveries made on the site of the south wall, Pepper Street, 1984.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SCH5812 Article in Journal: multiple authors. 1984/85. Excavation Reports and Sites Observed. Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin. No 10. p41.
- <5> SCH7251 Photographic Archive: Grosvenor Museum. Various. Photographic Archive from Various sites excavated by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- 8211/3 Evidence of the Roman south Ditch at Pepper Street (Monument)
- 8209/1 Evidence of the Roman south rampart at Pepper Street (Monument)
- 8209/3 Evidence of the Roman south rampart at rear of 43 Whitefriars (Monument)
- 8210/1 Evidence of the Roman south wall at Pepper Street (Monument)
- 9013/31 Saxon Pottery and Finds, Pepper Street and Pepper Row (Find Spot)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 40 66 (point) Probable Location (E) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Nov 1 2013 5:34PM