Monument record 9029 - Possible Saxon Cultivation Layer, Northgate Brewery

Saxon period finds, including coins, late period pottery, a silver ring and a pin, recovered from excavations at the Northgate Brewery Site between 1972 and 1975, in addition to reports of a ‘cultivated soil layer’ post-dating the Roman buildings at this location, onto which a gravel track way (CHER 9030) was built, suggest Saxon period cultivation of this area (1, 2, 4). With the exception of the track way and minimal reporting of the finds, no other information on the nature of this deposit is available (1, 2).

<1> Davey, P. J., 1973, Chester Northgate Brewery Phase One, /42 (Monograph). SCH950.

<2> Strickland T.J & Ward, S.W., 1978, Excavations at Chester Northgate Brewery 1974-5: A Roman Centurion's Quarters and Barrack (Excavation & survey reports), /1 (Monograph). SCH1208.

<3> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/287 Thacker A 1987 (Book). SCH3556.

<4> Ward, S. W., 1994, Saxon Occupation within the Roman Fortress: Sites Excavated, 1971-81 (Archaeological Service Excavation & Survey Reports) (Monograph). SCH5486.

<5> Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter, 1972, Northgate Brewery Excavations summary (Newsletter). SCH6225.