record 1080/0/16 - Roman Middlewich - Dane Street (Bestwick site G)

Site G, Dane Street. Site 260 ft x 60 ft. Beam slots of several large Roman timber buildings over 110 ft long x 40 ft wide. A possible cobbled street 6 ft wide with a parallel ditch running N-S was located and, on the west side of this, smaller timber structures were noted underlying the modern road surface of New King Street. The group of structures had all been demolished by the early 3rd century and the timber posts and beams had been removed, pottery and rubbish being used to fill the holes. A group of wasters had been thrown into a post hole, providing the only evidence of local pottery production in the 2nd century. The ware is a hard gritty fabric in all forms, from flagons, bowls and beakers to large cooking pots (1).

<1> Bestwick J D, 1972, Excavations of the Roman Town of Middlewich 1964-1971, /3 (Book). SCH1207.