Monument record 10990 - Timber Yard at New Crane Street

An 18th century timber yard is recorded on historic maps lying just outside the Watergate. It is first recorded on de Levaux’s map of 1745 extending over much of the length of Crane Street (1). By the mid 19th century it is recorded adjacent to the City Walls until the 1870s when it disappears from the map evidence entirely (2)

It is located in the approximate position of the medieval port and may have replaced an earlier wharf or boat yard. (3)

<1> de Lavaux, A, 1745, Plan of the City and Castle of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5255.

<2> Gresty, J, 1870, Plan of the City of Chester Showing Position of Land Proposed for Building Purposes (Maps and Plans). SCH6517.

<3> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Morris, M. 26/04/2013 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.