Find Spot record 8030/47 - Roman Finds, Marks and Spencer's, 20 - 26 Foregate Street

In 1931, non-archaeological excavations at the site of the Marks & Spencer's (20 - 26 Foregate Street) yielded 'a fair amount' of late first to late second century pottery. Excavations extended along a narrow strip on the east side of the building. In 1937, further excavations by contractors extended south for a distance of c48.8m from the street frontage. On that occasion, the reported finds also consisted of Samian ware and coarse ware pottery (1).

<1> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1948, Records of Archaeological Finds VI, Newstead R 1946 36/75-8 (Article in Journal). SCH5761.

<2> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/170 Petch D F 1987 (Book). SCH3556.