Monument record 8349 - Roman hearth on north-south road between barrack blocks

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Summary

A series of archaeological investigations carried out at the Deanery Field in the 1920s and 1930s recorded substantial evidence of Roman legionary quarters. Legionary quarters comprised six barrack buildings for the regular soldiers and six centurial houses for the officers. Deanery Field lies within the retentura or the rear ward section of the fortress that was almost entirely given over to barrack blocks for four cohorts, two each on either side of the via Decumana (Northgate Street). A substantial Roman hearth was recorded cutting into a road surface between two barrack blocks during archaeological investigations at the Deanery Field in 1922. A late first century brooch was recorded beneath the hearth.

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HEARTH (AD 1st Century - 43 AD to 99 AD)

Full Description

Traces of a substantial clay hearth was recorded overlying the road surface (CHER 8348) on the eastern side of the road with a first century bronze brooch immediately underlying it. (1)

<1> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1928, Report on the Excavations on the Site of the Roman Fortress at the Deanery Field, Chester (Article in Journal). SCH6477.

<2> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 36/8-10 Watkin W T 1887 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

<3> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 2/33-8 Watkin W T 1884 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

<4> Webster, Graham, 1953, Excavations on the Legionary Defences at Chester, 1949-52 (Part ii), p17-23 (Article in Journal). SCH5727.

<5> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, pp149-51,157 (Book). SCH3556.

<6> Newstead, R and J P Droop, 1935, The Roman Fortress at Chester: a Newly Discovered Turret and Rampart Building (Article in Journal). SCH6474.

<7> Droop, J P and R Newstead, 1931, Excavations in the Deanery Field, Chester, 1928 (Article in Journal). SCH6475.

<8> Droop, J P and R Newstead, 1931, Excavations in the Deanery Field, Chester, 1928, Part II: the Finds (Article in Journal). SCH6476.

<9> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1924, Report on the Excavations on the Site of the Roman Camp at the Deanery Field, Chester (Article in Journal). SCH6478.

<10> Thompson Watkin W. T., 1886, Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester, p158-9 (Book). SCH2878.

<12> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1936, Excavations in the Deanery Field and Abbey Green, 1935 (Article in Journal). SCH6480.

<13> Thompson, F.H., 1964, A History of Cheshire. Volume Two: Roman Cheshire (Book). SCH2862.

<14> Wright, R. P. & Richmond, I. A., 1955, Catalogue of the Roman Inscribed and Sculptured Stones in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester (Monograph). SCH522.

<15> Lloyd-Morgan G., 1981, Jet and shale in the archaeological collections of the Grosvenor Museum (Article in Journal). SCH5932.

<16> Lawson, P H, 1926, Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans (Article in Journal). SCH5956.

<17> Lloyd-Morgan G., 1977, Mirrors in Roman Chester (Article in Journal). SCH5915.

<18> Lloyd-Morgan G., 1978, Some small Roman Bronzes in the Grovsenor Museum, Chester (Article in Journal). SCH5917.

<19> Newstead, Robert (Prof.), 1926, Records of Archaeological Finds at Chester (Article in Journal). SCH5955.

<20> Collingwood R G & Wright R P, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain: Volume I (Monograph). SCH3235.

<21> LeQuesne C, 1999, Excavations at Chester: The Roman and Later Defences Part I (Monograph). SCH6156.

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<1> SCH6477 Article in Journal: Newstead, R (Prof.). 1928. Report on the Excavations on the Site of the Roman Fortress at the Deanery Field, Chester. Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology (Liverpool). Volume 15.
<2> SCH3293 Journal/Periodical: Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 1883 -. Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 36/8-10 Watkin W T 1887.
<3> SCH3293 Journal/Periodical: Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 1883 -. Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 2/33-8 Watkin W T 1884.
<4> SCH5727 Article in Journal: Webster, Graham. 1953. Excavations on the Legionary Defences at Chester, 1949-52 (Part ii). Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 40. p17-23.
<5> SCH3556 Book: Harris, B.E. (ed). 1987. Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I. pp149-51,157.
<6> SCH6474 Article in Journal: Newstead, R and J P Droop. 1935. The Roman Fortress at Chester: a Newly Discovered Turret and Rampart Building. Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology (Liverpool). 22.
<7> SCH6475 Article in Journal: Droop, J P and R Newstead. 1931. Excavations in the Deanery Field, Chester, 1928. Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology (Liverpool). Volume 18, Numbers 1-2.
<8> SCH6476 Article in Journal: Droop, J P and R Newstead. 1931. Excavations in the Deanery Field, Chester, 1928, Part II: the Finds. Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology (Liverpool). Volume 18, Numbers 1-2.
<9> SCH6478 Article in Journal: Newstead, R (Prof.). 1924. Report on the Excavations on the Site of the Roman Camp at the Deanery Field, Chester. Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology (Liverpool). Volume 11.
<10> SCH2878 Book: Thompson Watkin W. T.. 1886. Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester. p158-9.
<12> SCH6480 Article in Journal: Newstead, R (Prof.). 1936. Excavations in the Deanery Field and Abbey Green, 1935. Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology (Liverpool). Volume 23.
<13> SCH2862 Book: Thompson, F.H.. 1964. A History of Cheshire. Volume Two: Roman Cheshire.
<14> SCH522 Monograph: Wright, R. P. & Richmond, I. A.. 1955. Catalogue of the Roman Inscribed and Sculptured Stones in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
<15> SCH5932 Article in Journal: Lloyd-Morgan G.. 1981. Jet and shale in the archaeological collections of the Grosvenor Museum. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 64.
<16> SCH5956 Article in Journal: Lawson, P H. 1926. Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 27, Part 1.
<17> SCH5915 Article in Journal: Lloyd-Morgan G.. 1977. Mirrors in Roman Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 60.
<18> SCH5917 Article in Journal: Lloyd-Morgan G.. 1978. Some small Roman Bronzes in the Grovsenor Museum, Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 61.
<19> SCH5955 Article in Journal: Newstead, Robert (Prof.). 1926. Records of Archaeological Finds at Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 27, Part 2.
<20> SCH3235 Monograph: Collingwood R G & Wright R P. 1965. The Roman Inscriptions of Britain: Volume I. volume I.
<21> SCH6156 Monograph: LeQuesne C. 1999. Excavations at Chester: The Roman and Later Defences Part I. Survey Report No 11.

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Event - Intervention: Excavations in the Deanery Field, Chester in 1924-1926 Phase 2 (Deanery Field Site) (Ref: N/A) (ECH2802)

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Location

Grid reference	SJ 40 66 (point) Approximate Position
Map sheet	SJ46NW
Civil Parish	CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County	CHESTER, CHESTER HOLY TRINITY, CHESHIRE

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May 17 2016 4:10PM