Site Event/Activity record ECC1398 - Watching brief at Maidenburgh Street, Colchester, 1983
Location
| Location | Maidenburgh Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99785 25293 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
Early 1983
Description
A watching brief was held along Maidenburgh Street during the redevelopment of a car park for council houses (Dutch Quarter Phase 2). A trench in the south-west corner of the site penetrated the underlying remains of the north-south Roman street. The metalling uncovered appeared to be that of the edge of a street or walkway rather than that of a proper street. At the west end was a pit or part of a large robber trench for a substantial north-south wall. At the east end of the site the street had been destroyed either by the castle's bailey ditch or a large post-roman pit.<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.999.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC1672 Roman street between Insula 21 & 22, Maidenburgh Street, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 11 2016 8:08AM