Site Event/Activity record ECC1322 - Watching Brief at Essex County Hospital, Colchester, 1979

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Location Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9894 2492 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

November to December 1979

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A watching brief was undertaken at the Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, during the construction of an extension on the north side of the existing medical centre. Seven column pockets were dug. These contained no significant features apart from a Roman pit. The pit seems to have been over 4m wide and at least 1m deep. A Roman deposit approx. 80mm thick overlay the pit.<1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). 12521.
  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.936.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Element Group Medical Centre, County Hospital, pit only (Element Group)

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Jul 27 2017 8:05AM

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