Site Event/Activity record ECC186 - Mosaic in Bear Lane, Colchester, 1794
Location
| Location | Bear Lane, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99636 25396 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wire, William (Mr)
Date
1794
Description
Wire notes of mosaic pavement in the yard of one Bragg, a Baker in Bear Lane. <1> The discovery was made in 1793, the pavement had a leaf border, and measured about 22 by 17ft, extending beneath a stone wall into the adjoining garden, where it could not be excavated. <2> There is an entry in the museum register 'April 8th 1896, purchased of Thos. Foster of High Street a sketch of a Roman mosaic pavement found in the parish of St Martins in 1794'. The sketch could not be traced. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC86 Serial: The Gentleman's Magazine. 1794, vol xliv, pages 801.
- <2> SCC78 Article in serial: Wheeler, R. E. M. and Laver, P. G.. 1919. Roman Colchester. J.R.S. Volume IX page 139. J.R.S. ix, 161.
- <3> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 12, No 25, page 104.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2508 Roman mosaic, Bear Lane, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2016 8:49AM