Site Event/Activity record ECC1790 - Iron Age finds from Winsleys Almshouses, Colchester, 1905

Location

Location Old Heath Road, Colchester
Grid reference TM 00791 24026 (point)
Map sheet TM02SW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Unknown

Date

1905

Map

Description

Large Iron Age Bowl, pedestalled bowl, pedestal & Bronze Ring found inside bowl. Found when digging foundations near Winsleys Almshouses.<1><2><3> In the Museum report the large bowl is said to be c.200BC.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1898-1912. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1898-1912. COLEM 1905 1001-3.
  • <2> Serial: Colchester Museums. 1913. Colchester Museum Reports 1903-13. 1903-13. 1906, p15.
  • <3> Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). SMR 12627 / 2554.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Iron Age pottery, near Winsley's Almshouses, Colchester (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2016 3:09PM

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