Monument record 844/1/7 - Roman Road - Lodge Farm, Oakmere (Chester - Manchester Route 7a)

Roman road, Chester to Manchester. The visible embankment was found to belong to a disused mineral railway, but the road was identified at a lower level. The original surface c.5.2m wide was bounded on the N.side by a small side ditch. This came to be filled with gravel, which eventually spraed to a width of nearly 10m. Excavated by G.D.B.Jones & J.F.Manley (1). From area excavation the road proved to be nearly 10m wide. Underlying the road surface was a gravel & sand spread in which the cobbling was more evident on the E side. The road surface was formed of tightly packed water- worn gravel. The road had been disturbed to the N, by a pair of furrows. Also on the north was the original side ditch (2).

<1> Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1970-Present, Britannia, 3/313 Wilson D R 1972 (Journal/Periodical). SCH445.

<2> County Historic Environment Record, 1973-1985, Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin, 1/8-10 Jones G D B & Manley J F 1973 (Journal/Periodical). SCH565.

<3> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/218 1987 (Book). SCH3556.

<4> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no.543 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.