Monument record 10363 - post medieval pits at Weaver Street

Archaeological investigations at Weaver Street in 1994 identified a series of post medieval pits in trench 4 of the excavations on the eastern side of the site adjacent to Weaver Street. A series of late 17th to early 18th century pits were recorded cutting the earlier Roman deposits down to the natural deposits over which a later series of post medieval pits including at least one cess pit were also discovered cutting the earlier examples. These were later covered by cultivation or garden soils associated with the domestic houses of the late 18th century (CHER 10194)
Environmental samples taken from a number of pits confirm the identification of one cess pit and at least one general purpose domestic refuse pit. (1)

<1> Gifford and Partners, 1994, Weaver Street, Chester: Report on an Archaeological Evaluation., R2062.1 (Client Report). SCH4135.