Monument record 10450 - Post medieval pit in Foregate Street

Archaeological investigations carried out to the rear of 5-7 Foregate Street in 1991 identified evidence of an ash-filled pit containing quantities of post medieval material including pottery, clay pipe and brick fragments. The pit was identified in trench 1 of the excavations cutting the upper fills of the medieval City Ditch. (1)

<1> Chester Archaeology, 1991, 5-7 Foregate Street, Chester: An Archaeological Evaluation, R2090 (Client Report). SCH4110.

<2> Keele University, 1992, Pollen analysis of samples from Chester (Foregate Street and Roodee Racecourse), R3606 (Client Report). SCH6927.