Find Spot record 8474/10 - Relocated Roman Columns and Hypocaust, Roman Gardens

The Roman Gardens, located in between Park St. and Souter's Lane, contain a selection of Roman columns, column bases and a reconstructed hypocaust brought from other sites in Chester, arranged arbitrarily in a cruciform pattern. The hypocaust pillars were arranged to demonstrate how the ancient system worked, and were brought from the Bath House in Bridge Street (CHER 8456) (1, 2). The original context for the other architectural elements in the gardens is less certain.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, 1981 SJ46NW76 (Index). SCH2487.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /1/313 (Report). SCH1934.

<3> Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, City of Chester Extra Mural 1998/ 149 (Unpublished Report). SCH4570.