Site Event/Activity record ECC198 - Old wall near High Street, Colchester

Location

Location High Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99408 25222 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wire, William (Mr)

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

A sketch map in Wire's Album marks an old wall 3ft below the surface, forming the west boundary of Insula 18, a concrete floor with powdered brick on the corner of High Street, and other remains are mentioned.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wire, William. Wire's Album. p.4, fig 73.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 18, No 15, p.149.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman wall, High Street, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Nov 30 2016 2:02PM

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