Repositioned Roman Remains in the Roman Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Archaeological site. 1 related planning application.

Repositioned Roman Remains in the Roman Gardens

WRENN ID
forbidden-lime-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1972
Type
Archaeological site
Address
Repositioned Roman Remains in the Roman Gardens, Little St John Street, CH1 1SH
OS grid reference
SJ 407 660
Coordinates
53.18865, -2.88772
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The repositioned Roman remains in the Roman Gardens in Chester City are a collection of antiquarian elements including parts of hypocausts, columns, and Roman carved stones, such as pieces of capitals and cornices. Dating from the 1st to the 4th century, this collection was assembled on the initiative of Charles Greenwood, the City Engineer, in the mid-20th century. The items were discovered during excavations for various 20th-century developments. They are arranged on a lawn, with the hypocaust pillars featuring an outer wall and flue-arch to demonstrate how the system operated.

Local climate

Repositioned Roman Remains in the Roman Gardens receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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