Site Event/Activity record ECC154 - Tessellated pavement, Balkerne Gardens, North Hill, Colchester

Location

Location Balkerne Gardens, North Hill, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99386 25268 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Wire, William (Mr)

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Description

Tessellated pavement about 44ft square lying about 40ft west of North Hill under No 60, opposite St Peter's Churchyard. Marked on Wire's copy of Morant's History of Colchester.<1><2> Approximate location only.

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 154, page 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 12:17PM

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