Monument record 8448 - Wall Footings, East of Eaton Road

About 1927 (or two years before a similar discovery in the same area was made), at a distance of c 11.2m east of Eaton Road, a wall footing of rubble embedded into natural grey silt was found while cutting a trench in search of burials (1). The silt contained part of the rim of a mortarium dated to the early second century. The location of this find was c 50m north of the foundation recorded in 1929 (CHER 8387), which suggests that it may have been part of a funerary structure (1). Note that details on the construction of the foundation are reported.

<1> Anon, 1929, Miscellanea, Williams W J 1928 28/216 (Article in Journal). SCH5705.

<2> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/183 Petch D F 1987 (Book). SCH3556.