Monument record 10093 - Tannery, Queen Street

A tannery is recorded on Queen Street on 19th century maps. The tannery buildings comprised a number of tanks in an large courtyard surrounded by a number of buildings. (1)

Archaeological investigations at the site recorded a number of tan pits across the site, many of which were still lined with large oak timbers and contained quantities of oak bark. (2)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<2> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1948, Records of Archaeological Finds VI, p70-71 (Article in Journal). SCH5761.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.