Site Event/Activity record ECC1653 - Demolition Survey of All Saints Court, Colchester, 1939
Location
Location | All Saints Court, Colchester |
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Grid reference | TL 99876 25163 (point) |
Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1939
Description
In 1939 All Saints Court was demolished. A number of photographs were taken of the frame of the house which was identified as late 15th century rather than the 16th century date suggested by the RCHME. Part of the structure was removed for display in the museum and the stone cellar was filled in, the following report was compiled by the Museum. The structure was a '15th century building which stood east of the Grammar School, ...The sola-wing, which ran south from the west end was destroyed before the cottages forming the west side of All Saints Court were built...the building was constructed of three bays one of which has been preserved in the museum, together with the carved door-heads. Excellent detail drawings of the construction, mage by Mr Sissons, are also in the Museum...The cellars beneath this building were masonry plastered over. The walls formed the foundations for the hall walls, the roof under the hall was of wood, on plain heavy joists of re-used timber. On the south certain small chambers ran off, and these were cross-vaulted, the vaulting plain and pointed. In the walls were frequent shallow, pointed recesses...It was intended to preserve the cellars, but long exposure during the 1939-45 war caused the plaster to crack and give, exposing the fact that the "masonry" was mostly plaster, made up with blocks of chalk and some Roman tile. Near the original stairs (at the South East corner) part of the walling was of small sixed bricks. Measurements were taken by Mr Poulter before filling in the vaults, but only a much longer survey and detailed examination could unravel the confusion caused by many recent alterations in modern brick and plaster".<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC282 Unpublished document: Colchester Museums. 1939. Social History File: Culver St, All Saints Court. Filed under 'Culver Street'.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC241 All Saints Court, Culver Street East, Colchester (Building)
Record last edited
Feb 10 2016 11:22AM