ECC1516 - Pottery found at Waterworks, Balkerne Hill, Colchester, 1891

Site Event/Activity record ECC1516 - Pottery found at Waterworks, Balkerne Hill, Colchester, 1891

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Location	Waterworks, Balkerne Hill, Colchester
Grid reference	TL 99205 25431 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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UNSYSTEMATIC FIELDWALKING SURVEY

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Date

January 1891

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Description

Much early Roman pottery was found at a depth of 8-10ft when sinking a 'new well' at the Waterworks yard (close to the Roman wall) at the foot of the Balkerne Hill in January 1891. <1><2><3>

Sources/Archives (3)

--- SCC267 Serial: The Builder. Feb 1891.
<1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p242.
<2> SCC146 Serial: Colchester Museums. 1933. Colchester Museum Reports 1925-1933. 1925-1933. COLEM 1931.2033.

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Feb 11 2016 9:55AM

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