Site Event/Activity record ECC153 - Pavement north of Balkerne Gate, Colchester

Location

Location Balkerne Gate, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 99251 25223 (1m by 0m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Wire, William (Mr)

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Description

A red pavement measuring about 90ft by 65ft (not to scale) is recorded in William Wire's copy of Morant, immediately inside the town wall just north of Balkerne Gate. The site is under the two western houses of Balkerne Gardens.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 17, No 153, p.146.
  • <2> Monograph: Morant, Philip. 1748. History of Colchester (Wire's copy).

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman tessellated pavement, Balkerne Gardens, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Jan 23 2017 12:16PM

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