Monument record 1080/0/15 - Roman Middlewich - 22 King Street (Bestwick site H)

Site H, adjacent to 22 King Street. Excavated in 1969 (1). Evidence of 2nd century timber buildings on an E-W alignment. In a beam slot were the remains of a Roman folding camp stool made from bronze, iron and wood, and decorated by turned bronze spacers (2). Bestwick gives grid ref. SJ 7035 6670 (2), but this puts Site H to the west of King Street and No.22 is on the east.

<1> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

<2> Bestwick J D, 1972, Excavations of the Roman Town of Middlewich 1964-1971, /3 (Book). SCH1207.