Source/Archive record SCH8532 - Ground Investigations at the Former Bishop's Palace, The Groves, Chester, Cheshire: An Archaeological Watching Brief

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during the excavation of geotechnical ground investigation trenches at The Old Palace, Chester. The ground investigations were carried out ahead of a proposed redevelopment of the site. Three trial trenches were excavated on the west side of the former Palace building, and three small test pits were excavated within the basement of the building. No significant archaeological deposits were encountered during the ground investigation works. This work follows on from an earlier archaeological evaluation, undertaken in 2017, that demonstrated that, between later disturbances related to both quarrying activities and service trench cutting, intact archaeology dating to both the Roman and post-medieval periods survives (ECH6497/SCH8401).