Site Event/Activity record ECH5857 - Excavations at Hunters Street School in 1978-1979 Phase 1b (Hunter Street/Princess Street)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1978-1979
Description
Proposals for substantial redevelopment in the Hunter Street to Princess Street area for a bus depot and library led to major excavation's between 1978 and 1982. Sources for this work are primarily summary reports however.
Archaeological investigations comprised a programme of works that included Hunter Street School in 1978 and 1979 (ECH2852); Hunters Walk in 1978 and 1979 (ECH5857).
In 1980 there was a further phase of work at Hunters Walk (ECH2848)
In 1981 work was carried out at Hunter Street School (ECH2843)
Finally, there was a programme of watching briefs and emergency recording in the period 1981-1984 (ECH3239)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SCH5815 Article in Journal: Strickland, T.J.. 1983. Chester: Excavations in the Princess Street / Hunter Street Area, 1978-1982. A First Report on Discoveries of the Roman Period. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 65.
- <2> SCH6263 Newsletter: Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter. 1979. Summary of Excavations in Chester. Summer 1979.
- <3> SCH5860 Article in Journal: Griffiths, D W. 1987-88. A Group of Late Anglo-Saxon Hooked Tags from Cheshire. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 70.
- <4> SCH5622 Article in Journal: Webster L & Cherry J. 1980. Medieval Britain in 1979. Medieval Archaeology. 24.
- <5> SCH5821 Article in Journal: Ward, S. W.. 1985. The Rows: the Evidence from Archaeology. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 67.
- <6> SCH6807 Unpublished Report: Chester Archaeology. 1982. Princess Street Excavations: Roman Legionary barracks.
- <7> SCH6806 Unpublished Report: Chester Archaeology. 1980. Princess Street Excavations: Medieval and post medieval features.
- <8> SCH6857 Unpublished Report: Strickland, T.J.. 1988. Excavations in the Princess Street, Hunter Street, Hunter's Walk and Northgate Street areas 1978-1987: Roman Major Buildings.
- <9> SCH7251 Photographic Archive: Grosvenor Museum. Various. Photographic Archive from Various sites excavated by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- 8552 Deva Roman fortress (Monument)
- 10163 Medieval corn drying kiln at Princess street (Monument)
- 8164 Roman 'military hiatus' layer at Hunter Street (Monument)
- 8416 Roman 'military hiatus' layer at Princess Street Phase 2a (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8163 Roman Barracks Block (latera praetorii west) at Hunter Street (Monument)
- 8391 Roman Barracks Block (Latera praetorii west) at Hunter Street (Monument)
- 8403/1 Roman walled courtyard at Hunter Street phase 5 (insula 21) (Monument)
- 9020 Saxon Grubenhaus, Hunter Street School (Monument)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH2852 Excavations at Hunters Walk in 1978-1979 Phase 1a (Hunter Street/Princess Street) (Ref: CHE/HW78)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 403 664 (29m by 16m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Jun 5 2015 12:52PM