Monument record 8479 - Early Roman occupation layer at Commonhall Street

Traces of an early Roman trample layer were recorded during archaeological investigations in 1954 and 1956 to the west of the granary site.

The excavation of a series of trenches (3-6) to the west of Granary 2 (CHER 8335) recorded traces of a series of layers of probable Roman date, the earliest being a trample layer sealed by a mortar spread containing a single sherd of black burnished ware of an early second century date. A pit dug into this layer contained pottery of a similar date and a small assemblage of animal remains. (1)

<1> Petch, D F and F H Thompson, 1959, Excavations in Commonhall Street, P33-60 (Article in Journal). SCH6338.

<2> Thompson, F.H., 1964, A History of Cheshire. Volume Two: Roman Cheshire (Book). SCH2862.

<3> Grosvenor Museum, 1988, Grosvenor Museum Excavation section: Current Activities & Upcoming Sites, p37-39 (Unpublished Report). SCH6282.

<4> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, P145 (Book). SCH3556.

<5> Gaimster D, Margeson S & Barry T, 1989, Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1988, p128-9 (Article in Journal). SCH5630.

<6> Mason, D. J. P., 2001, Roman Chester: City of the Eagles, p64-66 (Book). SCH6164.