Monument record 11317 - Little St John's Street

Little St John St. is a medieval roadway that roughly follows the northern curve of the Roman amphitheatre, connecting St John's Church with the Newgate (1). Alternately called St John's Lane or Church Lane. In the sixteenth century Little St John's St. and St John's St. were distinguished as St John's Lane and St John's St. respectively (1).

<1> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol.V(i) (Book). SCH3228.

<2> Mapping Medieval Chester Project, 2011, Digital Archive of Mapping Medieval Chester website (Digital Archive). SCH6761.

<3> Haswell, George. W, 1907, Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Northern Section) (Article in Journal). SCH5548.

<4> Brown, W, 1907, Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Article in Journal). SCH5549.

<5> de Lavaux, A, 1745, Plan of the City and Castle of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5255.