Site Event/Activity record ECH5165 - Observations made at Shoemakers Row, no 23 Northgate Street, Chester in 1897

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Unassigned

Date

1897

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Description

Shoemaker's Row (Northgate St. West), 1897: Red sandstone altar recorded near the base of the columns of the Praetorium (1-4). The excavations also subsequently recorded several column bases extending into the adjacent property. All were left in situ (3). In 1926 the location was Vernon's Toy Shop (5). In 1963 the premises were occupied by Nola Gowns (7) A line of column bases on an east-west alignment were noted with a total of five bases found and spaces for a further two. It is suggested that these bases formed part of the judgement hall of the principia (7)

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Article in Journal: Haversfield, F. 1899. An inscribed Roman fragment from Shoemaker's Row. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 6 Part 2.
  • <2> Article in Journal: Beswick, H. 1899. Discovery of remains of a Roman building in Northgate Street, Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 6 Part 3.
  • <3> Article in Journal: Haverfield, F. 1900. Catalogue of the Roman Sculptured stones in the Grosvenor Museum. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 7.
  • <4> Monograph: Wright, R. P. & Richmond, I. A.. 1955. Catalogue of the Roman Inscribed and Sculptured Stones in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
  • <5> Article in Journal: Lawson, P H. 1926. Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 27, Part 1.
  • <6> Article in Journal: Taylor H.. 1901. Recorded remains from Chester. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London (2nd Series). 18.
  • <7> Book: Thompson, F.H.. 1964. A History of Cheshire. Volume Two: Roman Cheshire.

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Location

Location
Grid reference SJ 40 66 (point) Possible Position
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Jan 26 2012 11:17AM