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South East Angle Tower and Wall of Roman Legionary Fortress

A Grade I Listed Building in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1893 / 53°11'21"N

Longitude: -2.8882 / 2°53'17"W

OS Eastings: 340751

OS Northings: 366165

OS Grid: SJ407661

Mapcode National: GBR 7B.30XZ

Mapcode Global: WH88F.L3WC

Plus Code: 9C5V54Q6+PP

Entry Name: South East Angle Tower and Wall of Roman Legionary Fortress

Listing Date: 10 January 1972

Last Amended: 6 August 1998

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376166

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470160

ID on this website: 101376166

Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Electoral Ward/Division: Chester City

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Chester

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Chester St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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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

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