Monument record 8141 - Roman deposits and Walls, Opposite ABC Cinema, Foregate Street North

During the clearance of a building site (the date of this event is unknown, but it must have taken place before 1957) on the north side of Foregate St., c 230m east of the East Gate and roughly opposite the ABC Cinema (which would put the location at about 79 - 81 Foregate Street), excavations to natural sediment at a depth of 2.6m, revealed walls that were described as roughly constructed walls and two black layers of sediment producing Flavian and Flavian-Trajanic pottery, separated by clean sand (1).

<1> Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1911-Present, Journal of Roman Studies, Taylor M V 1957 47/207-8 (Journal/Periodical). SCH1519.

<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.