Monument record 11453 - 19th century Housing at Trafford Street, Chester

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Area of terrace housing shown on the 1st edition map of 1874.

<2> Wardell Armstrong Archaeology, 2015, Former Newtown Bakery Site, Trafford Street, Chester, Cheshire Archaeological Evaluation and Strip, Map and Sample Report (Client Report). SCH7858.

The subsurface remains of these properties were heavily damaged by the development of the site in the 1950's from housing into the bakery.

<3> GRM Development Solutions Ltd, 2015, Geo Technical Assessment at Trafford Street, Chester (Client Report). SCH7859.

The earliest historic map (1874) shows therear boundary of the houses is irregular along its length, in contrast to the rear boundaries of all other similar terraced houses in the area. This suggests that at the time if the houses construction, pre 1874, that there was either a feature such as a cutting or a quarry, or a different land owner that caused this irregular boundary.