Site Event/Activity record ECC1420 - Watching brief at Stanwell Street, Colchester, 1983-4

Location

Location Stanwell Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99729 24893 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

August 1983-January 1984

Map

Description

A watching brief was held during the construction of a new office block at the west angle of Stanway Street and Southway. The building was constructed on piles. Contractors excavations showed a massive thickness (4m) of undifferentiated dark earth below which is grey clay. The upper meter appeared to be all 19th-20th century demolition debris including material derived from the construction of Southway in the early 1970s.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.1020.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Mar 11 2016 9:44AM

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