Site Event/Activity record ECC1767 - Roman burials at 3 Lexden Road, Colchester, 1896
Location
| Location | 3 Lexden Road, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 98922 24978 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1896
Description
In 1896 No 3 Lexden Road was enlarged and in excavating the basement nine burials of the Roman period were found, of which two were cremations. There were some very fine red ware bottles, about seven inches high, accompanying the burials. Strips of lead forming the part of the bottom of a coffin of wood were also found at a depth of five feet under the tennis lawn at the rear of the house.<1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (10)
- MCC1920 Roman coffin, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1911 Roman cremation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1912 Roman cremation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1913 Roman inhumation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1914 Roman inhumation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1915 Roman inhumation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1916 Roman inhumation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1917 Roman inhumation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1918 Roman inhumation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1919 Roman inhumation burial, 3 Lexden Road, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Sep 21 2017 3:24PM