Site Event/Activity record ECC146 - Roman walls at Winsley's House, High Street, Colchester, 1952

Location

Location Winsley's House, High Street, Colchester
Grid reference TM 00027 25275 (point)
Map sheet TM02NW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)

Date

1952

Map

Description

During alterations to Winsley's House (Insula 23) one of the workmen reported that near the NW corner of the (interior) of the building he had struck Roman tiles belonging to two walls running east-west and north-south. The depth was 5'6" to 6'. The east-west wall was 3 courses high, 12-14 ins thick, at 6ft down. The north-south wall was 2ft thick and only 3ft below the surface. Bones and pottery were found, one bone looked like a human arm-bone, it could be connected with Grey Friars. <1> The Museum Report notes 'In making alterations to this house in April, 1954, modern pottery and broken clay pipes were found about 18" down, and between 5ft.6" and 6ft., pottery and bones. The pottery was chiefly Belgic, with some Roman, up to barbotined ware, not later. At the same level stone tiles and mortar were encountered which Mr I.S.Douglas interpreted as two walls, one running east west, three courses high and 12-14" thick, another, running north south was 2ft thick and only 3ft below the surface. The bones appeared to be human arm-bones. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Serial: Colchester Museums. 1962. Colchester Museum Reports 1934-1962. 1954-1956,p18-19.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester IV, Insula 16-24. Insula 23, p729.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Late Iron Age Belgic pottery found at rear of Winsley's House, High Street, Colchester (Find Spot)
  • Roman wall, Winsley's House, High Street, Colchester (Element)
  • Roman wall, Winsley's House, High Street, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Jan 18 2016 1:57PM

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