Site Event/Activity record ECC170 - Foundations traced in Castle Park, Colchester, 1855

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Location Castle Park, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99828 25467 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Nason (Mr)

Date

March 1855

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Wire notes ' Mr Nason...informs me he had traced foundations for nearly 200ft on top of the Cheaping Field (running E-W...he only probed the ground with a borer)'.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 02/03/1855.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 81, No 36, page 81.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Roman House I, Castle Park, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman House II, Castle Park, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman House III, Castle Park, Colchester (Monument)

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Mar 11 2016 8:38AM

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