Site Event/Activity record ECC157 - Tessellated pavement west of North Hill, Colchester, 1876
Location
| Location | North Hill, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99285 25432 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Ordnance Survey
Date
1876
Description
The OS 1:500 map marks a tessellated pavement found under a shed, 290ft west of North Hill and 170ft south of the Town Wall, without date. <1> Cutts Map shows this or another one indicating the same shed clearly, but this position of the pavement is more to the west, 330ft from North Hill and 170ft south of the town wall. <2> Cutt's records that this pavement was found in saw-pit in Bowler's Brewery, but Hull questions this <3> See also Wheeler and Lavers Map <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SCC11 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1876. 1876 OS 1:500 Maps of Colchester. 1:500.
- <1> SCC72874 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. c.1805. 1805 1 inch OS Maps of Colchester.
- <2> SCC76 Monograph: Cutts, Reverend Edward L.. 1889. Historic Towns, Colchester. map inside book.
- <3> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 1, No8, page 76.
- <4> SCC78 Article in serial: Wheeler, R. E. M. and Laver, P. G.. 1919. Roman Colchester. J.R.S. Volume IX page 139.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC841 Roman tessellated pavement, North Hill, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Jan 18 2016 2:06PM