Dee House and Amphitheatre Working Group
The Council is working with the Dee House/Amphitheatre Working Group to explore future options for the site.
The Dee House/Amphitheatre Working Group was set up by the Chester Growth Partnership in October 2018. It is chaired by Andy Foster on behalf of the Chester Growth Partnership.
The following organisations/stakeholders currently sit on the Group:
- Chester Growth Partnership
- Chester Civic Trust
- Big Heritage
- St John’s Church
- Cheshire West and Chester Council members from across the political spectrum
- Historic England in an advisory capacity
- Roman Tours
- Chester Archaeological Society
- Cheshire West and Chester Council members from across the political spectrum
- Dig Up Deva
- Chester Attraction Partnership
- Chester University Archaeological student
- Cheshire West and Chester Council officers
Work of the group
The group is examining a full range of options for the future of the Dee House site.
Its work is based on the context of the One City Plan, national and local policy, previous intelligence gathered and the outcomes from the Amphitheatre Project.
The Group has met monthly since November 2018. It is focusing on fact finding and reviewing all available information and examining a full range of options for the future of the Dee House site.
Meetings
- November 2018: First meeting
- January 2019: Above and below ground archaeology
- February 2019: Structural condition of Dee House
- March 2019: National and local policy context of listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments