Find Spot record 8042/33 - Roman finds from Grosvenor Road

A number of small finds have been recovered during work along Grosvenor Road in the 19th century.

In 1828 when the road was newly constructed, some Roman pottery was recovered during the cutting of a sewer line including a mask in the style of a female face (1, 2)

Subsequently in 1832 a beaker or lachrymatory of red earthenware, a number of additional vessels and several coins were recovered (2)

<1> Thompson Watkin W. T., 1886, Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester, p216; p224 (Book). SCH2878.

<2> Lawson, P H, 1926, Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans, No 58 (Article in Journal). SCH5956.