Find Spot record 8030/39 - Roman Pottery and Finds, Cold Storage Company, Queen Street

In 1926, late first and early second pottery was recovered from the yard of the Cold Storage Company, Queen St., during non-archaeological excavations on the site (1). The area lies approximately 162m due east of the fortress wall and was formerly the site of an extensive post-medieval tannery. The area was dissected by old tanning pits, and the Roman finds were therefore unstratified and residual. Finds include Samian ware and coarse ware, a spindle-whorl and a small slate counter (1). The location of tannery shown on 1:500 first edition map 1875 in CCR.

<1> Newstead, R (Prof.), 1948, Records of Archaeological Finds VI, Newstead R 1946 36/70-2 (Article in Journal). SCH5761.

<2> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/172 Petch D F 1987 (Book). SCH3556.