Find Spot record 8088/24 - Roman inscribed stone from Northgate Street

In about 1876, a fragment of an inscription on an architectural moulding was found, possibly on the west side of Northgate Street between the Old Shambles and the Northgate (RIB i 459).

Found in the area of the large building, originally assumed to be the praetorium, but now considered to be the south end of a large hospital (1) & (2).

<1> Thompson Watkin W. T., 1886, Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester, p189-90 (Book). SCH2878.

<2> Royal Archaeological Institute, 1845-Present, Archaeological Journal, Vol 36 p163-4 (Journal/Periodical). SCH338.

<3> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, p142 (Book). SCH3556.

<4> Lawson, P H, 1926, Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans, No 5 (Article in Journal). SCH5956.

<5> Collingwood R G & Wright R P, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain: Volume I, No 459 (Monograph). SCH3235.