Monument record 11033/6/2 - Section of Excavated Precinct Wall - Church of St John the Baptist

<1> L-P Archaeology, 2017, Archaeological Watching Brief at Grosvenor Park, Chester, R4197 (Client Report). SCH8515.

Archaeological monitoring and excavation works were carried out between February 2013 and July 2014 at the site of Grosvenor park, Chester. These works were undertaken as part of a phase of refurbishment, renovation and extension works, which included the refurbishment of the park pathways, demolition of standing structures, the erection of a new pavilion and extension and refurbishment of the Lodge building. At the main entrance to the park, off Vicar's Lane, a section of sandstone wall was encountered along a north-east/south-west alignment, and is likely to represent part of the boundary wall for the St John's Church precinct. The precinct wall is depicted on maps from at least 1581; Lavaux's map of 1745 is the first accurate map showing the wall.