Site Event/Activity record ECH5823 - Watching Brief for Land at 27a Duke Street, Chester, 2013

A programme of archaeological monitoring was carried out at 27a Duke Street, Chester, during groundworks associated with a kitchen extension and associated services. Historic research places the site close to the main thoroughfare running south from the southern gate of the Roman legionary fortress, which probably led via a crossing of the River Dee to what became Handbridge on the southern bank. A trench 4.5m long, 0.6m wide and 0.85m deep was hand excavated at the rear of the building known as 'the Bungalow' in order to provide footings for a new kitchen extension. Associated with this was a reduced level excavation to install below-floor insulation to the new kitchen block. The deposits and features related to post-medieval and Roman periods of activity on site.