Find Spot record 8474/5 - Roman Coins, Tiles and Finds, Vicars Lane

What was described as ‘numerous amounts’ of Roman pottery, which included Samian ware, an antefix, ‘legionary tiles’, marble and glass were found on the property of the Duke of Westminster near Vicar’s Lane, at some time prior to 1888 when their exhibition was reported (1). No other details on the nature of this discovery are available, and the findspot’s GIS point is only approximate.

<1> Jones, I Matthews, 1888, Official Report on the Discoveries of Roman remains at Chester, during the First Repairs to the North Wall, in 1887, Jones I M 1888 ns 2/5 (Article in Journal). SCH5568.

<2> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/172 Petch D F 1987 (Book). SCH3556.