Site Event/Activity record ECC1318 - Watching Brief at Southway House, Colchester, 1979
Location
| Location | Southway House, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99298 24906 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
July to August 1979
Description
A watching brief was held during the construction of an office block. The site was visited a total of 16 times but all with negative results. The building was built on piles with some strip foundations. All that was observed was black topsoil visible to a depth of at least 2.5m. "Clearly the building is on the line of the silted valley which runs east-west along the south side of the southern stretch of the town wall".<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC101 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.935.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2016 2:33PM