Source/Archive record SCH5568 - Official Report on the Discoveries of Roman remains at Chester, during the First Repairs to the North Wall, in 1887

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Type	Article in Journal
Title	Official Report on the Discoveries of Roman remains at Chester, during the First Repairs to the North Wall, in 1887
Author/Originator	Jones, I Matthews
Journal	Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society
Date/Year	1888

Abstract/Summary

Paper presented by the city surveyor, reporting on repairs to consolidate the 'breaches', made during the siege of Chester, 1645 - 1646. Includes illustrations of finds recovered during excavations, finds largely comprised of recycled masonry and inscribed stone.

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Description

Pages 1 - 10. Chester UAD Project Out of Copyright

Location

CHER Library

Referenced Monuments (3)

8202/4 Evidence for the Roman North Wall at the Phoenix Tower (Monument)
8474/5 Roman Coins, Tiles and Finds, Vicars Lane (Find Spot)
8202/5/2 Roman tombstones recorded in the North Wall at Deanery Field (Monument)

Referenced Events (3)

ECH4911 Chance Finds from the City of Chester (Ref: N/A)
ECH2434 Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1874 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
ECH2375 The City Walls: Recorded remains discovered in the North Wall in 1887 - 1888 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)

Record last edited

Mar 11 2013 2:31PM