Site Event/Activity record ECC1426 - Watching brief at Post Office, Head Street, Colchester, 1984
Location
| Location | Post Office, Head Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 99348 25066 (6m by 23m) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
January 1984
Description
A watching brief was held during the construction of a new building for the accounts branch at the Post Office. Trenches dug by the contractor revealed a north-south military plinth of standard type, areas of tessellated pavement, three robber trenches (including one for the plinth), a foundation sealed by part of a tessellated pavement, and an early 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.1028.
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- MCC2456 Early Roman Pit, Head Street Post Office, Colchester (Element Group)
- MCC2459 Roman plinth, Post Office, Head Street, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2460 Roman tessellated pavement, Head Street Post Office, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2457 Roman tessellated pavement, Head Street, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2458 Roman tessellated pavement, Head Street, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2461 Roman wall, Old Post Office, Head Street, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2462 Roman wall, Old Post Office, Head Street, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Mar 11 2016 10:40AM