Site Event/Activity record ECC1510 - Watching brief at Victoria Chambers, St Runwald Street, Colchester, 1984

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Location Victoria Chambers, St Runwald Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9958 2527 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

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1984

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A watching brief was held at Victoria Chambers, St Runwald Street. Negative evidence.<1> The CAT "x Series" miscellaneous finds record contains an entry , X298, which states "bone (dog skull). The spot is described as "From hole adjacent to Victoria Chambers (St Runwald Street) at a depth of 17ft 6". Reported by D. Gamble April 1984". No further details are available. Nr Gamble at that time was a member of the Borough Engineer's Department.<2>

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  • --- Unpublished document: Various. unknown. Colchester SMR files. See under 'St Runwald Street'.
  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.392.

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Apr 26 2016 1:27PM

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