Excavations at Chester. Medieval and Post-Medieval Development within the Northern and Eastern Suburbs to c. 1900

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ;
Summary ;
The sites ;

Chapter 2: Tower Wharf and Taylor’s Boatyard 2007–2016 (Sites 1 and 2) ;
Introduction ;
Results ;
Natural deposits and features ;
Roman: c. late 1st to late 2nd centuries AD (Period 1) ;
Medieval: c. 12th to mid-15th centuries (Period 2) ;
Late medieval to early post-medieval: c. mid-15th to mid-17th centuries (Period 3) ;
Post-medieval: c. mid-17th to late 18th centuries (Period 4) ;
Industrial: late 18th to 19th centuries (Period 5) ;
Tower Wharf ;
Taylor’s Boatyard ;

Chapter 3: Sites off Trafford Street, Newtown 2015–2018 (Sites 3–6) ;
Introduction ;
Results: Former Newtown Bakery (Site 3) ;
Results: Oakbase House (Site 4) ;
Results: Land off Trafford Street (Site 5) ;
Results: Northgate Fire Station (Site 6) ;

Chapter 4: Witter Place, Seller Street 2002 (Site 7) ;
Introduction ;
Results ;
Natural deposits ;
Roman: c. early to mid-2nd century AD (Period 1) ;
Medieval to early post-medieval: c. 12th to mid-16th centuries (Period 2) ;
Post-medieval: c. mid- to late 17th century (Period 3) ;
Late post-medieval: 18th to early 19th century (Period 4) ;
The 19th century terraced housing B2, B3 and B4, and mill (B5) (Period 5) ;

Chapter 5: City Road 2007–2008 and 2018 (Sites 8 and 9) ;
Introduction ;
Results: 20 City Road (Site 8) ;
Natural deposits ;
Roman: c. late 1st to late 2nd centuries AD (Period 1) ;
Post-medieval: 18th century (Period 2) ;
Post-medieval: Later 18th to 19th century (Periods 3–7) ;
Results: City House (Site 9) ;
Mid-19th century cottages (B5) (Period 1) ;
Methodist chapel (B6) (Period 2) ;

Chapter 6: Discussion ;
Tower Wharf and Taylor’s Boatyard (Sites 1 and 2) ;
Trafford Street, Newtown (Sites 3 – 6) ;
Witter Place, Seller Street (Site 7) ;
City Road (Sites 8 and 9) ;

Bibliography

About the Author

Leigh Dodd has worked in the commercial sector of archaeology since the early 1990s. During this time he has excavated a wide range of sites including many of the Roman and post-medieval periods, several of which have been published in regional and international journals. Additionally, he is the author of a companion volume on Roman Chester in the Archaeopress Roman Archaeology series. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.