P LA T I E . B T NE A R M A N ENTURI N A ND H I WI E UND IN TH E TOM S O OF O C O S F , FO N RTH WA LL THE CITY CH E TER IN I O OF OF S , SS7 . TH E RE CE NT D IS COVE RIE S RO M A N RE M A IN S FOUND I N REPAI RING T H E N O RT H W A L L OF TH E CITY OF H E T E R C S . (A SERI ES OF PAPERS READ BEFORE THE C TE R A R C DE OL OGI C’A L A ND H I S I H E S A TOR C S OCIE TY, E TC R I PE RM ISSION N AND EPR NTED BY OF THE COU CIL . ) x I d E tensively llustrate . WITH A N H I T RI L IN E DITE D S O CA TRODU TI N . , C O , &c , E A R A K R M P . W E . A J , . , I I TH E I ED TOR AL SECRETARY OF SOC ETY, ” “ E CH ESH IRE AUTHOR OF AST , & . c. c c , & , & . O M A N CH ESTE R IN A . IRELA N D CO P R TE RS, PA LL M A LL. 8 1 8 8 . TA BLE OF CONTENTS. H ISTORICAL INTRODUCTION OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE DISCOVERI ES OF ROMAN REMA INS C I I R I AT HESTER, DUR NG THE F RST EPA RS To TH E W I I N N 8S . the Cit urve S o M r. ORTH ALL , 7 By y y r ( I . M atthews J ones) I to I D TH E R I C I I I C R I OMAN NS R PT ONS D SCOVERED AT HESTE , DUR NG I R I N W IN I 8 THE F RST EPA RS TO THE ORTH ALL, 8 7 . By t t W Thom son Wat n he la e . p ki I I to 24 NOTES ON A SCULPTURED STONE RECENTLY FOUND IN THE N W CI Y C W . de ORTH ALL OF THE T OF HESTER By . ra B rc P . S. A . G y i h , 25 to 39 TH E A GE W C W I OF THE ALLS OF HESTER, TH REFERENCES R DI I . E . P . Loftus ock TO ECENT SCUSS ONS By Br , TH E DISCUSSION ON THE ABOVE PAPER ’ n Wat n s V s . W Thom so e M r . p ki i w ’ Pi ton s V e ws Sir J ames A . c i ‘ ’ o T K enn H u es V ews Profess r . M y gh i ’ M r W de Gra B rc s V e s . y i h i w ’ W b ole s V e s r G . Shru s M . i w ’ M r. 1 M att e s ones V e s . h w J i w ’ T H n s V e M r. odgki i ws ’ K R T K M R . BROC S EPLY o THE VARIOUS SPEA ERS 9I to 97 TH E INSCRIBED ROMAN STONES RECENTLY FOUND AT C I C I R I To HESTER, DUR NG THE SE OND SER ES OF EPA RS W W F A I N . de Gra B rc . S 8 to ! THE ORTH ALL By . y i h, 9 3 TH E CITY WALLS OF CHESTER : IS ANY PART OF THEM W. [ R ? G . Shrubsole F. G . S. 2 to I OMAN By , 3 54 D : I TS W S I N I EVA ALLS AND TREETS, OR CHESTER THE T ME R F . I o I . W . hru le . G . t 68 G . S bso S OF THE OMANS By , 55 ’ TH E CHESTER A RCH/EOLOGICAL AND H ISTORIC SOCIETY S EXCAVATION COMMITTEE BALANCE SHEET OF THE EXCAVATIONS FUND I N DEx L T LL T IS OF I USTRA IONS. T I . OMBSTONE OF A ROMAN CENTURION AND H IS WI FE z DI I . AGRAMMAT C SECTION OF THE NORTH WALL fo n ate t ( ldi g pl ) o face p. I DIAGRAM SHOW ING THE RESPECTIVE COURSES OF S WI R R I in situ TONE, TH THE OMAN EMA NS foldin ate to ace ( g pl ) f p. 4 FRA GM ENT OF A ROMAN TOMBSTONE P I TH E F I ! R N P II t ate o ac . 6 ORT ON OF R E E OF A OMA ( l . ) f e p BU ILDI NG P I R T M P t III ORT ON OF A OMAN O BSTONE ( la e . ) CARVING AND INSCRI PTION ON THE SIDE OF THE TOMBSTONE OF THE ROMAN CENTURION AND H IS WIFE ROMAN TOMBSTONE P V ( late I . ) ROM AN TOMBSTONE ! ' R T WI ceeac ma llm s &c. OMAN OMBSTONE, SHO NG THE , , , t ac . 20 ON THE SIDE ( Plate V. ) of e p P I R T I I ORT ON OF A OMAN OMBSTONE, DEP CT NG A R M A P a e VI to aee . 2 OMAN ATRON AND HER TTENDANT ( l t . ) f p 5 TOOL -M ARK S ON THE ROMAN STONES IN THE NORTH W . f r S etc e b E . P . Lo t s B oc P . S. A . ALL k h d y u k, (folding plate ) ’ M K DI I K I R. BROC S AGRAMMAT C S ETCH OF A SECT ON N W a 6 OF THE ORTH ALL to f ce p. 4 S I N E S W W I ECT ONS OF ORTH AND A T ALLS, SHO NG - RE R M E E. P USE OF OMAN OULDED STON S . By Loftus Broc P . S . A . k, ROMAN INSCRI PTION P t VII ( la e . ) ROMAN INSCRI PTION vi LIS T OF ILL S TRA TI ii U ONS . T I I D A P a e III t t o aee . I O OMBSTONE OF CEC L US ON TUS ( l V . ) f p 4 T M A I L I R A H O BSTONE OF UREL US UC US, A OM N ORSE SOLDIER ( Plate IX . ) L R I I I P ate . to aee I I z ARGE OMAN NSCR PT ON ( l X ) f p. T M DI S - O BSTONE OF OGENES, THE TANDARD BEARER (Plate XI . ) M TO BSTONE OF H ERM A GORA S ( Plate XII . ) TOMBSTONE OF A ROMAN STANDARD BEARER P ate III ( l X . ) SMALL FIGURE OF A ROMAN SOLDIER H L N I STO RI CA I N TRO D UCT I O . IN the spring of 1 88 3 the necessary repairs to a portion of the north wall (near the Northgate) , which had f u of allen down, bro ght to light a number worked Roman f o f stones belonging to Roman buildings , and a ragment a Roman tombstone (erected by Marcus A pronius) now This preserved in the Grosvenor Museum . may be looked upon as the first definite indication that the north wall of Chester was in part built up of stones o f undoubted f r Roman workmanship, which had been taken rom earlie buildings, and had been made use of in erecting the wall . la o f 1 88 of Some four years ter, in the spring 7 , a portion the upper part Of the north wall wasObserved to be out of the perpendicular, and it became necessary to take and t down rebuild his portion , which was known to be one of the breaches made in the walls at the time of the he S 16 . t iege of Chester in 45 Whilst doing this work, City Surveyor was requested to examine the lower portion . Of the wall so as to ascertain if any Roman inscribed or I L I R D TI H I S TOR CA N T O UC ON. sculptured stones were to be found . The results of this Of e xamination were very startling. The interior the lower the f portion of wall was ound to be full of Roman remains , n o less than thirteen monumental and other inscriptions ou t Of the being taken this small portion of wall , together with a great number of stones, which had formerly belo nged to large and important Roman buildings . A full account of the remains found in this the first rebuilding of the north wall will be found in the first two papers in h ffi r t is volume, the one the O cial Repo t of the City ’ Surveyor, and the other the late Mr. Thompson Watkin s a of n ccount the inscriptions the discovered . x The interest e cited by this find was very great . The various inscriptions were popularly described from t the L ime to time in chief ondon and provincial papers, a nd it was very generally felt that further ex plorations - s if . e hould, possible, be made To this end a sub committe o f the Chester Archae ological and Historic Society was I th 1 88 appointed on the s October, 7 , with power to collect subscriptions and to issue circulars in furtherance Of that o bject . This committee succeeded in raising nearly one . t hundred pounds, and wi h this money a further portion of ’ x and the north wall was carefully e amined , once more a n umber o f Roman inscribed and sculptured stones were brought to light, as well as numerous fragments of Roman f buildings O considerable size.