Monument record 9034 - Saxon Period Hearth, Commonhall Village, Bridge Street

During test excavations at Commonhall Village, off Bridge St. in 1991, a Saxon period hearth, cut into Roman remains, was recorded (1). Cutting a Roman wall was a clay hearth, showing evidence of burning and containing an amount of Saxon pottery in its charcoal and ash-rich fill (1). This hearth sealed the demolition layer of the Roman buildings at this location (CHER 8179).

<1> Chester Archaeology, 1991, Commonhall Village, Chester: An Archaeological Evaluation, R2087 (Client Report). SCH4113.

<2> Nenk B. Margeson S & Hurley M, 1992, Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1991 (Article in Journal). SCH5635.