Site Event/Activity record ECH5374 - Chester City Centre Watching brief on gas installation
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Balfour Beatty
Date
2009-2012
Description
long running programme of archaeological observation during the installation and repair of gas pipelines across the city of Chester. In total 137 trial trenches were excavated and 148 trenches observed.
Historic road surfaces predating the present ground level were noted.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH6784 Client Report: Balfour Beatty. 2012. Chester City Centre, Cheshire Gas Improvement Works. R3321. N/A. N/A. R3321 & R3321b.
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- 10442 17th century rubble layer at Foregate Street (Monument)
- 10992 18th century brick walls from Garden Lane (Monument)
- 10447 18th century pit from Watergate Street (Monument)
- 10958 Brick structure at roundabout (Monument)
- 10001 Bridge Street, Chester (Monument)
- 10015 Cuppin Street, Chester (Monument)
- 10003 Eastgate Street (Monument)
- 10621 Eighteenth / Nineteenth Century Culvert, North End, Nicholas Street Mews (Monument)
- 10320/12 Eighteenth Century Clay Pipe Fragments, Nicholas Street Mews (Monument)
- 8030/63 First to Third Century Pottery, Foregate Street (Monument)
- 10622 Large Eighteenth Century Pit, North End, Nicholas Street Mews (Monument)
- 10448 Medieval feature at Northgate Street (Monument)
- 10100/64 Medieval finds from Duke Street (Find Spot)
- 10100/66 Medieval finds from The Groves (Find Spot)
- 10443 Medieval sandstone feature from Eastgate Street (Monument)
- 10000 Northgate Street, Chester (Monument)
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- 10637 Possible Disturbed Moat Feature, Grosvenor Road (Monument)
- 10453 Possible post medieval features at Grosvenor Street (Monument)
- 8572 Possible Roman Occupation Layer, Foregate Street (Monument)
- 10620 Post Medieval Cobbled Surface, Junction Watergate Street and Stanley Street (Monument)
- 10629 Post Medieval Demolition Layer or Dumped Deposits, City Walls Road (Monument)
- 10956 Post medieval deposit layer at Delamere Street (Monument)
- 11261 Post medieval deposits at Brook Street (Monument)
- 10452 Post medieval features at Bridge Street (Monument)
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- 10100/68 Post medieval finds from St John Street (Find Spot)
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- 11260 Post medieval pit at St Anne Street (Monument)
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Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 40 66 (1076m by 1303m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
Record last edited
Jan 7 2013 2:37PM