Monument record 10442 - 17th century rubble layer at Foregate Street

Archaeological investigations within the pedestrianised area of Foregate Street identified evidence of an extensive layer of sandstone rubble in three consecutive trenches (171-173).

The evidence consisted of large blocks of roughly dressed sandstone set in a greyish brown soil layer approximately 0.35m deep [context 1209]. The material recovered from the layer was dated to the 17th-19th century. (1)

<1> Balfour Beatty, 2012, Chester City Centre, Cheshire Gas Improvement Works (Client Report). SCH6784.