Site Event/Activity record ECH6447 - Mercia Centre Construction, Frodsham Street, Chester

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Technique(s)

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1970

Map

Description

Photographs from the time of construction of the Mercia Centre on Frodsham Street. Mercia Centre was a shopping precinct with underground service bay. It was built in 1970 and demolished in 1990 . Photographs show the depth of the construction excavation undertaken both before the construction of the Mercia centre and before the rebuilding of the area in the 1990s.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Web Site: Cheshire Archives & Local Studies, Chester History & Heritage and Cheshire Libraries. Various. Cheshire Image Bank. https://cheshireimagebank.org.uk. p4832, 4833, 4834,.
  • <2> Client Report: Earthworks Archaeological Services. 2011. Proposed New Market Hall at Frodsham Street Car Park, Chester: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. R3087. N/A. N/A.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Location

Location Frodsham Street
Grid reference Centred SJ 4072 6641 (64m by 65m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Sep 24 2021 12:15PM