Monument record 10353 - ARP Shelter, Nun's Garden's

An air raid protection shelter (ARP) was excavated and built in November 1939, under the direction of Col. Hayes Newington of the Cheshire Regiment who alerted Newstead to the discovery of medieval burials at this location (1, 2). The shelter's location is described as immediately south of the militia barracks, within part of the Nun's Gardens, opposite the entrance to Chester Castle (1).

<1> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1948, Records of Archaeological Finds VI (Article in Journal). SCH5761.

<2> Ward, S. W., 1990, Excavations at Chester: The Lesser Medieval Religious Houses - Sites Investigated, 1964-83 (Grosvenor Museum Archaeological Excavation & Survey Reports) (Monograph). SCH1193.