Site Event/Activity record ECC1253 - Lead coffin found in Creffield Road, Colchester, 1887
Location
| Location | Creffield Road, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 98707 24697 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1887
Description
Lead coffin found in Creffield Road 1887.<1> A lead coffin was found by workmen digging post-holes on the west side of the houses on the south side of Creffield Road, on Mr Lee's premises. Relates to Hulls Grave Group 349. <2><3><4><5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.293, No 19.
- <2> SCC207 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. Grave Group 349.
- <3> SCC226 Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). SMR 13183.
- <4> SCC127 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1889. Vol. 3 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. III. p.273.
- <5> SCC571 Article in serial: Wheeler, R. E. M.. 1929. A Roman Pipe-burial from Caerleon, Monmouthshire. Antiquaries Journal Vol. IX, January 1929, Issue 1, pp.1-7. p.3.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC1357 Roman lead coffin, Creffield Road, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Sep 23 2016 3:20PM