Site Event/Activity record ECC1652 - Watching brief at Roberts Pool Club, Vineyard Street, Colchester, 1991
Location
| Location | Vineyard Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 99862 25019 (0m by 1m) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
November 1991
Description
A watching brief was held at the Roberts Pool Club on Vineyard Street. Part of the ?batter of the town wall was recorded. <1>
Two small exploratory trenches were dug to the rear of the property. The base of the town wall was uncovered in Trench 1. It was battered in the same way as the wall at Lion Walk, 150m to the west, where it was shown to be part of a refacing to the town wall of c.1400.
No part of the town wall was found in Trench 2. <2><3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC188 Unpublished document: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd. 1985-1995. Colchester Archaeological Trust Unpublished Archive. 11/91c.
- <2> SCC100 Serial: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 3: Excavations at Lion Walk, Balkerne Lane and Middleborough, Colchester, Essex. 3. pp.84-85.
- <3> SCC974 EXCAV REPORT: Crummy, Philip (CAT). 2001. Colchester Town Wall: miscellaneous site from 1987 to 2000. CAT Report 144.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC859 Town Wall, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 10 2016 11:23AM