Site Event/Activity record ECC1122 - Watching Brief on St John's Precinct, Colchester, 1972

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Location St John's Precinct, Southway, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 99882 24799 (77m by 66m)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX

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Colchester Excavation Committee

Date

1972

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In 1972, the north-east corner of the precinct was lowered by machine for a new roundabout and as a result the inside of the precinct wall was exposed and recorded during a watching brief. For much of its length the inner face was well preserved and revealed put-log holes.<1> About 140m of the surviving abbey wall was destroyed. The wall stood to a height of about 2.75m and may have predated the 13th century.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p41.
  • <2> Serial: Crummy, Philip. 1993. CAR 9:Excavations of Roman and later cemeteries, churches and monastic sites in Colchester, 1971-8. 9. pp.219-221.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Precinct wall of St John's Abbey, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 11 2016 2:33PM

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