Monument record 10883 - Eleventh Century Redeposition of Roman Building Debris, St Mary's Lane

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Summary

A ramped foundation for St Mary's Lane, consisting of a one metre thick deposit of Roman building debris, was revealed in contractor's trenches. The building debris, which sealed irregularities in the rock surface caused by quarrying in the Roman period, was probably imported to St Mary's Lane in late eleventh or twelfth centuries.

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A ramped foundation for St Mary's Lane, consisting of a one metre thick deposit of Roman building debris (CHER 8254), was revealed in contractor's trenches. The building debris, which sealed irregularities in the rock surface caused by quarrying in the Roman period, was probably imported to St Mary's Lane in late eleventh or twelfth centuries. Please note that the source material for this monument record is now lost, and there is no other information available on this find (1).

<1> Strickland, T.J., 1986, Recent Fieldwork - Grosvenor Museum Excavations Section Report (Unpublished Report). SCH2805.

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<1> SCH2805 Unpublished Report: Strickland, T.J.. 1986. Recent Fieldwork - Grosvenor Museum Excavations Section Report.

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Event - Intervention: Salvage recording in St Mary's Lane, Chester in 1986 (Ref: CHE/SMH86) (ECH2521)

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Grid reference	SJ 405 658 (point) Central Point
Map sheet	SJ46NW
Civil Parish	CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County	CHESTER, CHESTER HOLY TRINITY, CHESHIRE

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Mar 20 2013 2:45PM