Source/Archive record SCH5231 - Essential Repairs to a Section of the Collapsed City wall, St John Street, Chester: Summary Report

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Type Client Report
Title Essential Repairs to a Section of the Collapsed City wall, St John Street, Chester: Summary Report
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Date/Year 2009

Abstract/Summary

Collapse of a 30m section of the city wall resulted in a controlled programme of dismantling and detailed recording, including excavation, with a view to reconstruction by specialist contractors.

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Description

Chester UAD Project

Location

Cheshire Historic Environment Record Grey Lit' Library

Referenced Monuments (7)

  • Chester City Walls - Wall between Eastgate and Thimbleby's Tower (Building)
  • Chester City Walls (Monument)
  • Collapse Layer (of Interval Tower), St John Street (Monument)
  • First Century Fortress Turf / Clay Rampart - St John Street (Monument)
  • Medieval and Post Medieval City Defences (all records) (Monument)
  • Possible Seventeenth Century Rubbish Pit and Soil Layers, City Walls, St John Street Area (Monument)
  • Roman Interval Tower East Wall 7 (St John Street) (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

  • The City Walls: Archaeological investigations of the City Wall, St John Street, Chester in 2009 (Ref: E1050)

Record last edited

Apr 22 2013 12:45PM