Site Event/Activity record ECC162 - Red pavement in yard of 'Bishop Blaize' pub, Colchester, 1843

Location

Location
Grid reference TL 99538 25504 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Hull, M. R. H. (Rex)

Date

1843

Map

Description

Red pavement recorded in the yard of a public house known as the 'Bishop Blaise', the debate over the location of this pub is recorded in Hull's Roman Colchester <1> Wire's diary is the earliest reference given but this is just a geographic note <2> it is not clear who made the original observation. Hull's location has been used for plotting on the GIS.

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 3, No 24, page 80.
  • <2> DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 10/9/1843.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman tessellated pavement, Bishop's Blaise, 35 West Stockwell Street, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Jan 18 2016 3:47PM

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