Bridge Street Number 39, Chester

Bridge Street Number 39, Chester
Harry Mitchell · CC BY 3.0

Also known as: 39 Bridge Street, Chester

39 Bridge Street is a Grade I listed building in Chester, England, remarkable for preserving a Roman hypocaust in its cellar [1]. The heating system consists of 27 surviving square pillar columns (originally 32) and formed part of the legionary bathhouse serving the Twentieth Legion [1] [2] [3]. Above ground, the four-storey building incorporates a section of the distinctive Chester Rows at first-floor level [1] [4].

TypeArchaeological site
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.1896° N, 2.8911° W

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