Monument record 8170 - Roman rampart building (No 25) at Linenhall Street

Archaeological observations just south of Princess Street during construction for the inner ring road between 19634-5 recorded traces of a building immediately to the north of the Holy Trinity Church. Traces of the west wall of a timber building was encountered with evidence of a stone period building following almost exactly the same lines. (1)

The structural evidence for the stone period building comprised a 0.80m wide west wall standing to a height of four courses (0.45m) with an external offset above the third course. Only limited evidence of an internal floor comprising a gravel spread was encountered. Two internal partition walls were also encountered comprising just the foundation levels. (2)

<1> Chester Archaeology, 1963, Linenhall Street Site Record (Unpublished Report). SCH6564.

<2> Thompson F.H, 1969, Excavations at Linenhall Street, Chester 1961-62 (Article in Journal). SCH5894.

<3> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, p158 (Book). SCH3556.

<4> Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1911-Present, Journal of Roman Studies, Vol 40 p97-98 (Journal/Periodical). SCH1519.

<5> Webster, Graham, 1953, Excavations on the Legionary Defences at Chester, 1949-52 (Part ii) (Article in Journal). SCH5727.