Site Event/Activity record ECH5155 - Excavations at Ellis Barker Warehouses, 43-47 Bridge Street, Chester in 1988 (Fortress Baths)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1988
Description
Excavations at the former Ellis Barker Warehouse on Bridge street recorded evidence of the Fortress baths. This site successfully located the west wall of the main body of the caldarium together with the north wall of a projecting bay which probably housed a plunge bath (1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH6157 Monograph: Mason, D. J. P.. 2005. Exacavations at Chester: The Roman fortress baths, excavations and recording 1732-1998. Survey Report No 13.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 406 661 (9m by 6m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Apr 5 2013 1:08PM