Site Event/Activity record ECC1285 - Tombstone, found in Manor Road, Colchester, 1867
Location
| Location | Manor Road, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 98963 25009 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1867
Description
Part of a civil tombstone found in Manor Road, north of Hospital.<1> This stone was catalogued by Price in 1884 (COLEM Price Collection No 991), a note records "found in Martin's garden on Lord's Land at a depth of 7ft in 1867".<2> According to Lavers Diary this is No 5 Hospital Lane.<3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. page 293, No 36.
- <2> SCC114 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester II: Extramural and Walls. II. p.88.
- <3> SCC87 DIARY: Laver, P. G.. 1916-1940. P.G. Laver's Diary. 21/7/1922.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC1367 Roman tombstone, Manor Road, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Feb 23 2016 8:28AM