ECC1306 - Lead coffins, Burlington Road, Colchester, 1873

Site Event/Activity record ECC1306 - Lead coffins, Burlington Road, Colchester, 1873

Location

Location	Burlington Road, Colchester
Grid reference	TL 99254 24792 (point)
Map sheet	TL92SE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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UNSYSTEMATIC FIELDWALKING SURVEY

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Ordnance Survey

Date

1873

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Description

Lead coffins were found in 1873 at the corner of Burlington Road.<1> Marked on 1876 OS map.<2>

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 54.
<2> SCC11 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1876. 1876 OS 1:500 Maps of Colchester. 1:500. 12.12.
<2> SCC72874 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. c.1805. 1805 1 inch OS Maps of Colchester. 12.12.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

MCC2642 Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
MCC1380 Roman lead coffin, Burlington Road, Colchester (Element)
MCC1381 Roman lead coffin, Burlington Road, Colchester (Element)

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Feb 24 2016 2:23PM

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