Monument record 11056 - Boundary Wall Contemporary with Dee House, West of Dee House

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Summary

A red brick boundary wall, oriented north-south, was found during excavations in the car park to the east and south-east of Dee House; the wall appears on Lavaux's plan of 1747.

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Full Description

The evaluation of six trial trenches located in the car park to the east and south-east of Dee House, Chester revealed a garden or boundary wall in Trench XLIV, that appears on Lavaux's plan of 1747 (2).The wall was of red brick, and ran north-south (1). The wall also appears on the 1871-3 town plan of the city, separating the garden to the north of the Bishop's Palace from an area of greenhouses to the west (3).


<1> Chester Archaeology, 1994, Dee House, Chester; an Archaeological Evaluation., R2682 (Client Report). SCH4789.

<2> de Lavaux, A, 1745, Plan of the City and Castle of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5255.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Client Report: Chester Archaeology. 1994. Dee House, Chester; an Archaeological Evaluation.. R2682. N/A. N/A. R2682.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: de Lavaux, A. 1745. Plan of the City and Castle of Chester. NK.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1875. Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester. 1:500.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 408 660 (point) Approximate Position
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CHESTER, CHESTER HOLY TRINITY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 30 2018 2:05PM