Source/Archive record SCH5956 - Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans

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Type Article in Journal
Title Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans
Author/Originator
Journal
Date/Year 1926

Abstract/Summary

This paper consolidates the archaeological data on Roman Chester known up to 1926. Note that an important distribution map is not included in the copy held by Cheshire West and Chester Council; the copy held at Castle House is damaged, and the copy held by the Chester City Library has been removed from their volume.

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Description

Pages 163 - 189. Chester UAD Project

Location

Cheshire West and Chester Council (Historic Environment Team - APAS) CHER Library

Referenced Monuments (135)

  • 17th century cellar at Foregate Street (Monument)
  • 2 Roman cinerary urns recorded in Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Blue marble tablet from Watergate Street (Find Spot)
  • Charcoal layer at Weaver Street (Monument)
  • Chester Rows: 60 Eastgate Street (Building)
  • Column bases recorded in Crook Street (Monument)
  • Corinthian Capital and Coin, (likely) St Mary without the Walls (Find Spot)
  • Early Roman building at 30 Bridge Street (Monument)
  • Early Roman Cinerary Urn from Northgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Edgar's Field - Minerva Shrine (Monument)
  • Edgar's Field - Probable Large Hearth or Installation (Monument)
  • Evidence for Barrack Block A at Deanery Field in 1924 (Monument)
  • Evidence for Roman Barrack Block E at the Grosvenor Centre (Monument)
  • Evidence for the Roman North Wall at the Phoenix Tower (Monument)
  • Evidence for the Roman South ditch at SE Angle Tower (Monument)
  • Evidence of a colonnaded building at White Friars (Monument)
  • Evidence of Roman colonnaded building at Pierpoint Lane (Monument)
  • Evidence of the Roman East Wall at the Kaleyards (Monument)
  • Evidence of the Roman East Wall South of the Kaleyards (Monument)
  • Fortress, Eastern Masonry Wall - 6 St John Street (Monument)
  • Handbridge Roman Cemetery (Monument)
  • Human skull at the Little Roodee (Find Spot)
  • Hypocaust Pila, Corner of Eaton and Overleigh Road (Find Spot)
  • Infirmary Fields Roman Cemetery (Monument)
  • Inscribed Stone, Junction Seller Street, City Road, Foregate Street (Find Spot)
  • Large Drain or Passageway, West End of Little Abbey Court (Monument)
  • Late Roman burnt layer at Bridge Street (Monument)
  • Late Roman stone building at 30 Bridge Street (Monument)
  • Legionary Commanders House (latera praetorii east) (Monument)
  • Legionary Parade Ground - East of City Walls (Monument)
  • medieval crypt at Bridge Street east (Monument)
  • Neolithic stone axe from Hunter Street (Find Spot)
  • Possible Hypocaust and Roman Finds, Gamul House (Monument)
  • Possible Roman rampart building (No 4) at Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Possible tombstone from Watergate Street (Find Spot)
  • Potential Roman Cemetery - St Olave and Lower Bridge Street (Monument)
  • Roman 'hiatus layer' across the Deanery Field site (Monument)
  • Roman Activity at Black Friars (Monument)
  • Roman Altar and Finds, Junction of Grosvenor Street and Castle Esplanade (St Bridget's Church) (Monument)
  • Roman altar found adjacent to the Corn Exchange (Find Spot)
  • Roman altar found at St Werburgh Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman altar found to the rear of the Saracen's Head (Find Spot)
  • Roman altar from Bridge Street Row East (Find Spot)
  • Roman altar from Eastgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman altar from Eastgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman altar from Eastgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman altar from Newgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman Altar, Junction of Foregate Street and St John Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman architectural fragment from Newgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman Barrack Block B (retentura east) (Monument)
  • Roman Barrack Block C (retentura east) at Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman Barrack Block D (retentura east) at the Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman Barrack Block E (retentura east) at Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman Barrack Block F at St Michael's Arcade (Monument)
  • Roman Barracks Block (Latera praetorii west) at Hunter Street (Monument)
  • Roman Cemetery Outside North Wall (Monument)
  • Roman Cemetery south of Watergate (Monument)
  • Roman centurial stone from Newgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman centurial stone from Pierpoint Lane (Find Spot)
  • Roman centurial stone from the East Wall (Find Spot)
  • Roman Centurion's House B (retentura East) at Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman Cobble Pavement, Parry's Coach Factory (79 Foregate Street) (Monument)
  • Roman coin hoard from Northgate Street East (Find Spot)
  • Roman Coin, Snuff Mills, Handbridge (Find Spot)
  • Roman column base at 35 Watergate Street (Monument)
  • Roman column bases at Commonhall Street (Monument)
  • Roman Concrete Foundation, Chester Castle (Monument)
  • Roman Courtyard Building Insula 16 (Latera praetorii central) (Monument)
  • Roman deposit layer at King's Buildings (Monument)
  • Roman drain from Parry's Coach Factory (No 79 Foregate Street) (Monument)
  • Roman East Gate (Monument)
  • Roman east wall at the south east angle of the fortress (Monument)
  • Roman east-west alley between centurions house and barracks (Monument)
  • Roman east-west retentura road south of the barracks (Monument)
  • Roman extra mural Baths site, Watergate Street (Monument)
  • Roman finds from Grosvenor Road (Find Spot)
  • Roman Finds from St John Almshouses (Bluecoat Hospital) (Find Spot)
  • Roman finds from St Werburgh's passage (Find Spot)
  • Roman Finds, Abbot's Grange (Monument)
  • Roman Finds, Chester College (Monument)
  • Roman Finds, Liverpool and Parkgate Road (Find Spot)
  • Roman Finds, Outer Bailey, Chester Castle (Find Spot)
  • Roman Finds, Possible Cremation, 61 - 63 Foregate Street (Brewers' Arms) (Find Spot)
  • Roman Finds, Saddle Inn, Grosvenor Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman Finds, Southeast Corner of Seller Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman Finds, Trustee Savings Bank, Grosvenor Street and Castle Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman floor at Grey Friars (Monument)
  • Roman floor from Nun's Field (Monument)
  • Roman Fortress Bath Complex (Monument)
  • Roman Harbour at the Roodee (Monument)
  • Roman hearth on north-south road between barrack blocks (Monument)
  • Roman hypocaust at Mitre Tavern, Eastgate Street (possible Centurion's House) (Monument)
  • Roman inscribed stone from Northgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman intervallum road at White Friars (Monument)
  • Roman mosaic floors recorded at Bridge Street East (Monument)
  • Roman North Gate (Monument)
  • Roman North-south road between Barrack Blocks (Monument)
  • Roman north-south road between Barrack Blocks at the Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman north-south road between Barrack Blocks at the Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman Pottery and Coins, St Mary without the Walls (Find Spot)
  • Roman pottery from Hunter Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman pottery from the North Wall (Find Spot)
  • Roman rampart building (No 6) at Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman rock cut pits at Hunter Street (Monument)
  • Roman Sewer, Pepper Street to Cuppin Street (Monument)
  • Roman South East Angle Tower (Monument)
  • Roman South Gate at St Michael's Church (Monument)
  • Roman stamped tile from Newgate Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman stamped tile from Pemberton's Parlour (Find Spot)
  • Roman Stone Figure from White Friars (Find Spot)
  • Roman Stone Figure from White Friars (Find Spot)
  • Roman structural evidence at Bridge Street (Monument)
  • Roman structural evidence at Chester Cathedral (Monument)
  • Roman structural evidence at the Lady Chapel (Monument)
  • Roman structural evidence from Eastgate Street (Centurion's House, latera praetorii east) (Monument)
  • Roman structural evidence from Godstall Lane (Monument)
  • Roman structure at the Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman temporary construction activity (Monument)
  • Roman tombstone found adjacent to the Corn Exchange (Find Spot)
  • Roman Tombstone, Agricola Tower, Chester Castle (Find Spot)
  • Roman tombstones recorded in the North Wall at Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman tombstones recorded in the North Wall at Deanery Field (Monument)
  • Roman tombstones recorded in the North Wall at Morgan's Mount (Monument)
  • Roman tombstones recorded in the North Wall between Water Tower Street and King Charles Court (Monument)
  • Roman Tribune House (praetentura west) at Watergate Street (Monument)
  • Roman vessel from Commonhall Street (Find Spot)
  • Roman Wall, Duke Street (Monument)
  • Roman Water Supply for Chester Fortress (Monument)
  • Roman Weight and Coin, Grosvenor Museum (Find Spot)
  • Sandstone Kerb, Brewers Arms (61 - 63 Foregate Street) and Parry's Coach Factory (79 Foregate) (Monument)
  • Series of Roman Ditches, North of Grosvenor Park (Monument)
  • Substantial drain recorded at Abbey Court (Monument)
  • Tessellated Pavement, Chester Castle (Monument)
  • The Roman East Rampart at the south east angle of the fortress (Monument)
  • Via Principalis (Watergate Street) (Monument)

Referenced Events (86)

  • Altar Found in Forest Street, Outside the Eastgate in 1648 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Chance Finds from the City of Chester (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavation in Edgar's Field, Handbridge, Chester 1923 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavation on the Roodeye, Chester in 1865 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations at 11 Watergate Street South (Quellyn Roberts), 1894 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations at Brown & Co., 1926 - 1927 (Fortress Baths) Chester (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations at Edgar's Field, Handbridge, Chester 1927 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations at Gamul House, 1630 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations at Infirmary Field, 1912 - 1917 (Chester) (Infirmary Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations at Lower Watergate Street, Chester in 1927 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations at the Masonic Lodge, Hunter Street, Chester 1914 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in Deanery Field / Abbey Green, 1850 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in Deanery Field, Chester in 1884 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in Foregate Street (Co-operative Stores), 1914 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in Grosvenor Park, 1867 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in Handbridge, 1848 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in Little Abbey Court, 1797 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in Northgate Street, Chester 1876 - 1877 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in the Area of Dee Hills, 1814 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in the Deanery Field, Chester in 1924-1926 Phase 2 (Deanery Field Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations in the Lady Chapel, Chester Cathedral, 1868 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations near Abbot's Grange, pre-1886 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations near Chester College, pre-1886 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations of the Outer Bailey, Chester Castle, c1780 (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations on Castle Esplanade, 1964 Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations on the site of the former Feathers Hotel, Bridge Street, Chester 1863 (Fortress Baths) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations to the Rear of 6 King's Buildings, 1921 (King's Building Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations at Bridge Street East, 1926 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations at St Mary's Rectory, Chester between 1833 and 1848 (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations at the Infirmary Field, Chester in 1858 (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations made at 42 Bridge Street, Chester in 1858 (Pierpoint Lane Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations made at 42 Bridge Street, Chester in 1885 (Pierpoint Lane Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations made at Black Friars, Chester in 1886 (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations made at Lamb Row, Bridge Street, Chester in 1821 (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations made at Netherleigh House, Handbridge, Chester in 1813 (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations made at Shoemakers Row, no 23 Northgate Street, Chester in 1897 (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations made at Watergate Street, Chester in 1894 (Watergate Baths Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Observations made in Watergate Street, Chester in 1866 (Watergate Baths Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded remains at Eastgate Row North (Mitre Tavern), 1926 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains at Newgate Street, Chester 1737 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains at Stanley Street, Chester in 1845 (Watergate Baths Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains at the Cherry Orchard, Boughton, Chester in 1848-49 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains at the Roodee, Chester in 1881 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded remains discovered in the North Wall in 1883 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded remains discovered on the corner of Northgate and Princess Street, Chester in 1776 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found at Northgate Street, Chester 1865 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found at the Linen Hall, Chester in 1778 (Watergate Baths Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found at Watergate Street, Chester 1779 (Watergate Baths Site) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found at Weaver Street, Chester 1849 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1693 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains found during Construction Work, 1729 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1748 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1768 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains found during Construction Work, 1803 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1831 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1848 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1861 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1874 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1883 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1884 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1885 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1890 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains found during Construction Work, 1892 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1893 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1896 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1897 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1898 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1899 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1900 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1901 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1914 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, 1925 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work, Bridge Street, Chester 1910 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains Found during Construction Work; Dee Stands, Chester in 1909 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded remains from Foregate Street, Chester, 1903 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains from the Castle, Chester in 1789 (Ref: N/A)
  • Recorded Remains from White Friars Cottage, Chester in 1884 (Ref: N/A)
  • Remains Found at Site of War Memorial, 1921 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Roman discoveries from Seller Street, Chester in 1817 (Ref: N/A)
  • Roodee Gas Works, 1885 - 1887 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • The City Walls: Excavation at National Telephone Exchange Site, 1908 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • The City Walls: Monitoring of Repairs at the Roodee, Chester in 1883 - 1884 (Ref: EW(M)84)
  • The City Walls: Recorded remains discovered in the North Wall in 1887 - 1888 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • The City Walls: Recorded remains discovered in the North Wall in 1890 to 1892 (Chester) (Ref: N/A)
  • Tombstone from Watergate St., 1730 (Ref: N/A)
  • Various Finds in Handbridge, Recovered during Construction Work in 1852 (Ref: N/A)

Record last edited

Apr 27 2018 10:53AM