Gamul Terrace Chester and the Viking Connection

Gamul Terrace and the Viking Connection



On Lower Bridge Street, Chester, just opposite St Olave's Church, is the raised Gamul Terrace, which now houses the Brewery Tap public house (the former Gamul House) and a number of private homes. Gamul House was the home of Sir Francis Gamull (1606-1654), a mayor of Chester and prominent royalist during the Civil War. The name Gamul derives from a Norse personal name. It is therefore an intriguing coincidence that Gamul Terrace sits at the heart of Viking-age Chester. This short article summarises recent research on the Vikings in Wirral, their expansion towards Chester and proposes a context for the name Gamul.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve/JCAS_ns_086.pdf

Originally published in the Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society new ser 86, 2016, 97-108

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