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Chester Archaeological Society 
President: His Grace the Duke of Westminster KG CB OBE TD CD DL  
Registered Charity No 1068062
 
Altar RIB 1, 447Surveying at Claverton in 2007'Blue Bell' inn 

Welcome 

Welcome to the Chester Archaeological Society. Our activities include monthly lectures from the Autumn to the Spring, Summer excursions on demand, fieldwork projects, campaigning on local heritage issues, publication of an annual journal and a twice-yearly newsletter, and maintenance of our own specialist library. For more information, please read our History and Activities page. If you have any questions about the website, please contact Peter Carrington.  

GUIDED TOUR OF CHESTER CATHEDRAL LIBRARY
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Members are invited to a free guided tour of ChesterCathedral Library on Saturday 21 April at 11.00 am. See our Excursions page for details.LE
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DAY SCHOOL
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Heronbridge -An Early Battlefied Assemblage Rediscovered
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A day school on Heronbridge and the Battle of Chester is being held 
at Manchester University on 29 March 2012. Click here to download a 
booking form. 
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EXCURSIONS 2012
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So far we have arranged two excursions for next year, to a variety of fascinating local but easily overlooked sites in north-east Wales, and to 
the medieval Ordsall Hall, Salford. See our revised Excursions page for 
details. Neither excursion is expensive, so why not join us? 
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NEW PUBLICATION 
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Excavations at Chester, the western and southern Roman extramural settlements. A Roman community on the edge of the world: excavations 1964–1989 and other investigations by Simon W Ward and others. Oxford: Archaeopress. (BAR Brit Ser 553),  2012.
ISBN 9781407309316. £55.00. xvi+446 pages
See our Notices page for further information and how to order
Photos (left to right) Roman altar dedicated to the Century of Aurelius Verinus, found along Tarvin Road, Chester, in 1849; surveying at Claverton in 2007; the 'Blue Bell' inn in Northgate Street, one of Chester's oldest domestic buildings, saved by the Society from demolition in 1929.  
© 2012 Chester Archaeological Society. Registered Charity No 1068062.
Last updated 25-04-2012 
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