Site Event/Activity record ECC1364 - Cremations, Osborne House, Colchester, 1844
Location
| Location | Osborne House, Walsingham Road, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99623 24740 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1844
Description
Three Cremations found at Osborne House (now Electricity Offices).<1><2> Hull's Grave Groups 448, 449 & 450. Finds were found in Mr W. Osborne’s garden near St John's Green, north side of Mr Cook's sand pit, March 1844.<3><4> This may also be the same as the entry in Wire's Album which accompanies an annotated map, dated 1844. An area north of the quarry pit is marked with the note "Here was discovered four urns three earthen and one of glass, one of the former and the latter contained burnt bones beside which upon close examination about forty beads of glass vitrified earth and pearl were found mixed with the bones in the glass urn which was four square most likely this was a family burial".<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.294, No 128.
- <2> SCC226 Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). SMR 13224.
- <3> SCC114 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester II: Extramural and Walls. II. No 448, 449, 450.
- <4> SCC75 Monograph: Morant, Philip. 1748. History of Colchester (Wire's copy). p.28 at end.
- <5> SCC77 Unpublished document: Wire, William. Wire's Album. Map, No 7, see loose notes.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Record last edited
Jan 30 2017 1:05PM