Site Event/Activity record ECC1148 - Anglo-Saxon finds, 10 Mersea Road, Colchester, 1897

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Location 10 Mersea Road, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99930 24730 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Jarmin, A. M.

Date

1897

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Three iron spearheads and an iron shield boss found during the construction of 10 Mersea Road in 1873. A second shield boss was discovered before 1897. 'The weapons were undoubtedly from inhumations although no bones are recorded as having been found'.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. page 14.
  • <2> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1846. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1846-1898. COLEM 1897.58.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
  • Anglo-Saxon finds, 10 Mersea Road, Colchester (Find Spot)

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Feb 11 2016 7:18PM

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