Monument record 10640/20 - Abbey of St Werburgh - Bakery and Brewhouse

A bakery and a brewhouse were situated in the north range of buildings in the abbey’s Great Court (CHER 10640/12), in addition to storerooms and other domestic structures (1, 2). The former had two ovens, one reported to have been c 6m in diameter. The present north and west ranges consist of Georgian terraces (2, 3). Please see CHER 10641/4 for a summary of the more significant post medieval changes to the court, including to these specific buildings.

<1> McPeake J.C. Bulmer M & Rutter J.A, 1980, Excavations in the garden of No. 1 Abbey Green, Chester, 1975-77, McPeake J C Bulmer M & Rutter J 1980 63/14-37 (Article in Journal). SCH5924.

<2> Lewis C.P & Thacker A.T. (eds), 2005, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume Vii, The City of Chester - The City of Chester, Culture, Buildings, Institutions (Book). SCH6522.