Site Event/Activity record ECH5177 - Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1840 (Chester)

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Technique(s)

Organisation

Unassigned

Date

1840

Map

Description

Eastgate Street, 1840: in digging the foundations of a house in Eastgate Street, a paved roadway was recorded at a depth of around 2.4m. Location is vague however. (First reported in the Liverpool Mercury Sept 11th 1840)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Book: Thompson Watkin W. T.. 1886. Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester. p113.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Location

Location
Grid reference SJ 406 663 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ46NW

Record last edited

Jan 28 2013 12:01PM