Monument record 8052 - Roman oven at Callin Court

Traces of a small circular oven of a probable Roman date was recorded predating a second century AD timber building. The feature comprised a circle of heavily burnt clay about 1.15m in diameter set within a hollow. A single stake hole of a possible contemporary date was recorded to the north of the oven. (2)

Archaeological investigations at the former Grey Friars Court (now called Callin Court) between 1976 and 1982 recorded evidence of Roman activity in the area. Three broad phases of activity were encountered in the southern (1976-1978) and northern (1981) parts of the site. The first phase of activity comprised a number of structures of an early second century AD date, the oven directly predates the structural activity of this phase and may relate to site preparation. Phase 2 comprised activity in the later part of the second century while phase 3 appeared to date to the late second and into the third century AD. (2)

<1> Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter, 1979, Summary of Excavations in Chester (Newsletter). SCH6262.

<2> Ward, S. W., 2012, Greyfriars' Court 1976-8 and 1981 (Article in Monograph). SCH6581.