Site Event/Activity record ECC1136 - Watching brief at Kenton's Shop, Head Street, Colchester, 1973

Location

Location Kenton's Shop, Head Street, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 9938 2518 (30m by 22m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Excavation Committee

Date

November 1973

Map

Description

A watching brief was maintained during the demolition of existing premises and the construction of a new shop. The removal of topsoil resulted in the exposure of a ?medieval wall with a daub floor. The site was planned and a section was drawn. The site was subsequently visited to observe the removal of the modern demolition debris and further topsoil as well as the emptying of recent cellars. One stanchion hole cut through some Boudican destruction debris, the burnt floor of a Boudican building and part of a later gravel-packed Roman foundation.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. pp.793-794.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Medieval wall, Kenton's Shop, Head Street, Colchester (Element)
  • Roman & Medieval features, Kenton's Shop, Head Street, Colchester (Element Group)
  • Roman foundation, Kenton's shop, Head Street, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Feb 11 2016 3:52PM

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