Monument record 10140 - Medieval pits at St John Street

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Summary

Traces of probable medieval pits were recorded at the former Telephone Exchange on St John Street in 1963. The investigations were carried out during the installation of a cable chamber at the site and monitored by the Grosvenor Museum. The evidence consisted of a number of rubbish pits along with three more substantial rock cut pits tentatively interpreted as tan pits producing fragments of leather from their fills.

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Traces of probable medieval pits were recorded at the former Telephone Exchange on St John Street in 1963. The investigations were carried out during the installation of a cable chamber at the site and monitored by the Grosvenor Museum.

The evidence consisted of a number of rubbish pits encountered in stanchion holes 9, 10, 14, 18 and 20 along with three more substantial rock cut pits in stanchion holes 16 and 26 tentatively interpreted as tan pits producing fragments of leather from their fills (1)

<1> Chester Archaeology, 1963, Chester Archaeology Site Notes: Telephone Exchange site, St John Street (Written Communication). SCH6666.

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<1> SCH6666 Written Communication: Chester Archaeology. 1963. Chester Archaeology Site Notes: Telephone Exchange site, St John Street.

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Event - Intervention: Excavations at Telephone Exchange, St John Street, Chester in 1963 (Ref: CHE/STJ63) (ECH5291)

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Grid reference	SJ 40 66 (point) Approximate Position
Map sheet	SJ46NW
Civil Parish	CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County	CHESTER, CHESTER HOLY TRINITY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

May 21 2013 5:02PM