Source/Archive record SCH5815 - Chester: Excavations in the Princess Street / Hunter Street Area, 1978-1982. A First Report on Discoveries of the Roman Period
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| Type | Article in Journal |
|---|---|
| Title | Chester: Excavations in the Princess Street / Hunter Street Area, 1978-1982. A First Report on Discoveries of the Roman Period |
| Author/Originator | Strickland, T.J. |
| Journal | Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society |
| Date/Year | 1983 |
Abstract/Summary
Preliminary report on excavations undertaken in advance of the construction of the Bus Exchange and County Library from 1978. The excavations exposed parts of the Roman fortress. Includes several plates.
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Description
Page 5 - 24. Chester UAD Project
Location
CHER Library
Referenced Monuments (26)
- 9023 Dark Earth Layer, Hunter Street School (Monument)
- 8413/1 Early Roman Barracks Block C at Princess Street (Monument)
- 8415 Early Roman rubbish dumping at Hunter Street Phase 1 (insula 21) (Monument)
- 9063 Evidence of Late Saxon Stone Robbing, Possible Saxon Paving, Northgate Street (Monument)
- 8413/2 Late Roman Barracks Block C at Princess Street (Monument)
- 8411 Late Roman collapse layer at Hunter Street (Monument)
- 8421 Late Roman layer at Hunter Street (Monument)
- 10164 medieval soil accumulation at Princess Street (Monument)
- 10162 medieval stone robbing at Princess Street (Monument)
- 9064 Possible Post-Roman / Saxon Rubbish Deposits (Dark Earth Layer), Northgate Street (Monument)
- 8416 Roman 'military hiatus' layer at Princess Street Phase 2a (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8391 Roman Barracks Block (Latera praetorii west) at Hunter Street (Monument)
- 8300 Roman Barracks Block B (latera praetorii west) at Princess Street (Monument)
- 8312 Roman Courtyard Building Insula 16 (Latera praetorii central) (Monument)
- 8529 Roman metal working debris at Princess Street (Monument)
- 8419 Roman narrow, east-west building at Princess Street (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8410/2 Roman north-south road between the masonry structure and the stores (Monument)
- 8414 Roman north-south road west of the store building (Monument)
- 8420 Roman north-south store building at Princess Street (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8417 Roman north-south track at Princess Street Phase 2b (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8514 Roman pit at Hunter Street (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8532 Roman rock cut pits at Hunter Street (Monument)
- 8530 Roman surface at Princess Street (Monument)
- 8418 Roman timber building at Princess Street Phase 2b (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8403/2 Roman walled compound at Princess Street phase 5 (insula 21) (Monument)
- 8403/1 Roman walled courtyard at Hunter Street phase 5 (insula 21) (Monument)
Referenced Events (4)
- ECH5857 Excavations at Hunters Street School in 1978-1979 Phase 1b (Hunter Street/Princess Street) (Ref: CHE/HSS79)
- ECH2843 Excavations at Hunters Street School in 1981-1982 Phase 3 (Hunter Street/Princess Street) (Ref: CHE/HSS81)
- ECH2852 Excavations at Hunters Walk in 1978-1979 Phase 1a (Hunter Street/Princess Street) (Ref: CHE/HW78)
- ECH2848 Excavations at Hunters Walk in 1980 Phase 2 (Hunter Street/Princess Street) (Ref: CHE/HW80)
Record last edited
Aug 1 2023 2:02PM