Site Event/Activity record ECH5562 - The City Walls: Building recording at the East Wall, St John Street, Chester in 1984
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1984
Description
Continuation of the City Wall Consolidation programme along the East Wall in 1984, building recording betwen the Eastgate and Newgate noted the remains of the Roman fortress wall beneath the floor of the former library building in St John Street. (1)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SCH6282 Unpublished Report: Grosvenor Museum. 1988. Grosvenor Museum Excavation section: Current Activities & Upcoming Sites.
- <2> SCH6156 Monograph: LeQuesne C. 1999. Excavations at Chester: The Roman and Later Defences Part I. Survey Report No 11. No 27.
- <3> SCH6065 Article in Journal: Strickland, T.J.. 1996. Recent research at the Chester Legionary Fortress: the Curtain wall and the barrack veranda colonnades. CBA Research Report. 94.
- <4> SCH7251 Photographic Archive: Grosvenor Museum. Various. Photographic Archive from Various sites excavated by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH3382 The City Walls: Excavations at site of the Former Library, St John's Street, Chester 1988 - 1989 (Ref: CHE/SJS88-9)
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
Feb 26 2014 11:48AM