Description

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE CITY WALLS
595-1/4/118 (East side)
10/01/72 South-east angle tower and wall of
Roman Legionary Fortress
(Formerly Listed as:
Foundations of SE angle of Roman
fortress wall & internal tower)

GV I

Base of former south-east angle tower. Late C1 to early C2.
Purple-grey ashlar sandstone. Trapezoidal in plan. Parts of a
base-course are visible, then 2 weathered plinth-courses and
parts of an ashlar facing course above, with the rubble core
and parts of the coursed rubble inner face rising a little
higher. The outer face is segmental in plan to coincide with
the quadrant corner of the former fortress wall. Part
foundations of an adjoining chamber within the former
wall-line west of the tower. The remains of the tower and
adjoining fragment of the Roman wall are bonded together,
built at the same time.
(Cheshire Sites and Monuments Record: Collens J: Chester City:
3000/1/24).

Listing NGR: SJ4075166165

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17528407

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
• 
  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey