An entry in the J.B.A. records, " On the south-west side of Colchester, nearly opposite the west wall and St Mary's church, excavations have recently been made by Mr Tabor in the further end of his garden there, which have led to the discovery of upwards of twenty human skeletons, horns and bones of deer, sheep, and oxen: ..There were also found, a fragment, twelve inches long, of a sculptured wreath; a portion of a quern, made from Italian volcanic stone; a whetstone; large quantities of very large iron nails, broken pottery, a piece of rare variegated glass".<1> Mr Tabor is known to have lived in Crouch Street but the exact location has not been identified. According to Wire a Mr James Tabor lived on the south side of Crouch Street, his garden adjoining the sand pit, Butt Lane. <3>