Find Spot record 10635/3 - Fourteenth to Fifteenth Century Pottery and Finds from Disturbed Contexts, Amphitheatre

During excavations at the site of the former Ursiline Convent in 1929, when the remains of the Roman amphitheatre were uncovered, a number of medieval finds were recovered from what were described as disturbed, later contexts (1). Collectively, the assemblage dated to between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and included an iron knife, floor tiles, a groat of Edward III and a Nuremburg counter bearing the emblem of St Mark (1, 2).

<1> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1932, The Roman Amphitheatre at Chester, Newstead R & Droop J P 1932 29/38-40 (Article in Journal). SCH5708.

<2> Thompson A, 1975, The excavations of the Roman amphitheatre at Chester, 105/127-239 Thompson F H 1976 (Article in Journal). SCH6162.

<3> Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, City of Chester Extra Mural 1998/ 148 (Unpublished Report). SCH4570.